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title: "C-1 zone in Canal Flats: Village Centre Mixed Use"
place: Canal Flats, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/canal-flats
zone: C-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 215, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 298, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Canal Flats: Village Centre Mixed Use

Create a vibrant Village Centre with a blend of commercial, residential and institutional uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Create a vibrant Village Centre with a blend of commercial, residential and institutional uses.
- **Main uses:** Art Gallery including Studio; Assembly Facility; Breweries and Distillers – Minor; Boarding, Rooming, or Lodging Home; Business and Professional Office; Daycare Centre; Dwelling, Apartment; Dwelling, Single detached; Dwelling, Two-unit; Dwelling, Multi-unit; Education Facility; Farmers Market; Financial Institution; Food and Beverage Service – Liquor Primary; Food and Beverage Service – Food Primary (including catering); Funeral Home; Government Office; Hardware Store; Health and Medical Service; Indoor Recreation and Entertainment; Mixed Use Development; Museum; Personal Service Establishments; Plant Nursery and Greenhouse; Retail Liquor Sales Establishment; Retail Store; Service Station; Senior Citizen Housing Facility; Thrift Store; Tourist Services; Tourist Accommodation – Minor (<12 units); Tourist Accommodation – Major (>12 units)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling, Accessory to a permitted use; Home Based Business 1 - Minor; Home Based Business 2 - Major; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m² (3,229.2 ft²) with full municipal water and sewer; all new lots must be fully serviced
- **Minimum lot width:** 10m (32.8 ft.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 65% (all buildings and structures combined)
- **Maximum height:** 10.0m (32.8 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Must be less than the principal building
- **Front setback:** 1.0m (3.3 ft.)
- **Rear setback:** 1.5m (4.9 ft.)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5m (4.9 ft.)
- **Street side setback:** 1.5m (4.9 ft.)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front equal to or greater than the principal building; rear 1.5m (4.9 ft.); interior side 1.5m (4.9 ft.); exterior side 1.5m (4.9 ft.)
- **Other rules:** Retail Cannabis Sales Establishment is conditional: max retail floor area 40 m² (430.6 ft²), only on Grainger Road between Baillie Grohman Avenue and Stevens Avenue; Minimum lot length 30m (98.4 ft.); Noxious or offensive uses are not permitted

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 215, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 298, 2026), s. 5.8](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/50072#page=52) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Canal Flats: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/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/canal-flats/zoning/c-1/_