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title: "C1 zone in Burns Lake: Central Business District Commercial"
place: Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/burns-lake
zone: C1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2008 (consolidated up to April 2026, Schedules 1, 2 and 3)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Burns Lake: Central Business District Commercial

Land for the orderly development of the financial, governmental, cultural, high density residential, office and commercial core of Burns Lake.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Land for the orderly development of the financial, governmental, cultural, high density residential, office and commercial core of Burns Lake.
- **Main uses:** amusement establishment, indoor; assembly hall; business support services; care centre, minor; catering food services; commercial and trade school; community hall; contractor services, limited; eating and drinking establishment; equipment rentals; farmer’s market; financial services; fleet services; funeral services; gas bar; government services; hardware and home improvement store; health services; hotel; household repair services; licensee retail store; liquor primary; motel; office; personal service establishments; private clubs; public education services; public library and cultural exhibits; religious assembly; retail store, convenience; retail store, general; secondhand store; spectator entertainment establishment
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory buildings and structures; congregate housing combined with commercial; home occupation as part of a multiple dwelling unit; special needs housing, combined with commercial; dwelling unit, combined with commercial, subject to subsection 9.1.11; single detached dwelling, subject to subsection 9.1.11; secondary suite, accessory to a single detached dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** 464 m² (hotel or motel 1,800 m²; gas bar 1,200 m², gas bar in shopping centre 1,000 m²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80% for all buildings and structures
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 3.2 (4.0 where special needs housing is provided)
- **Maximum height:** 16.5 m or up to 4 storeys
- **Front setback:** 0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m (3 m, or one half the building height to a maximum of 6 m, where adjacent to a low density residential zone)
- **Street side setback:** 0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** same as principal buildings: front 0 m, interior side 0 m, exterior side 0 m, rear 0 m
- **Other rules:** Single detached dwelling allowed only in an existing building (no new purpose-built structure); Residential, congregate housing or special needs housing combined with commercial: max 40 units per ha, min floor area 50 m², above or behind the permitted use; Such residential must have a separate ground-level access; Amenity area of at least 7 m² per bachelor unit, 12 m² per one bedroom unit, 18 m² per unit with two or more bedrooms

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2008 (consolidated up to April 2026, Schedules 1, 2 and 3), s. 9.1](https://www.burnslake.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-880-2008-sch-123-c20260417pdf#page=59) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Burns Lake: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/c1/_