---
title: "A1 zone in Castlegar: Airport"
place: Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/castlegar
zone: A1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/a1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/a1.json"
---

# A1 zone in Castlegar: Airport

Regional airport operations, related facilities and limited tourism-related business

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Regional airport operations, related facilities and limited tourism-related business
- **Main uses:** Aircraft - Fuel Sales; Aircraft - Sales, Repairs and Rentals; Airport; Bulk Fuel Depot; Gaming Centre; Educational Institution - Private; Food & Beverage Services; Food & Beverage Services - Drive-Through; Microbrewery & Craft Distillery; Office; Overnight Accommodation; Public Transit Facility; Recreation & Entertainment - Indoor; Retail Store; RV Sales & Service; Vehicle Fuel Sales - Key Lock; Vehicle Services; Warehouse - Small
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,620 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 36.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% of all structures; no limit stated for structures plus impermeable surfaces or for accessory buildings
- **Maximum density:** Not applicable
- **Maximum height:** Height to be determined by Transport Canada navigational requirements
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Height to be determined by Transport Canada navigational requirements
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** None (no setback stated)
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30.0 m; See Section 6.3 for additional setbacks for Vehicle Services

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025), s. 7.13](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=32) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Castlegar: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/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/castlegar/zoning/a1/_