---
title: "C1 zone in Castlegar: Downtown Mixed-Use"
place: Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/castlegar
zone: C1
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/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Castlegar: Downtown Mixed-Use

Pedestrian-scaled, community-oriented mixed-use development in the Downtown

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Pedestrian-scaled, community-oriented mixed-use development in the Downtown
- **Main uses:** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Animal Services - Boarding Daytime; Building Supplies - Retail; Childcare Centre; Dwelling Unit - Mixed-Use Building; Financial Institution; Food & Beverage Services; Food & Beverage Services - Drive-Through; Home-Based Business; Hospital & Medical Services; Institutional Uses; Microbrewery & Craft Distillery; Office; Outdoor Market; Overnight Accommodation; Personal Service; Public Transit Facility; Recreation & Entertainment - Indoor; Retail Store; Social Services - Daytime; Special Care Facility; Vehicle Rental
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Residential Building (Conditional use, limited to residential buildings existing when the bylaw was adopted)
- **Minimum lot area:** 270 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 9.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90% of all structures; 100% including impermeable surfaces; accessory buildings no more than 20% of the principal dwelling
- **Maximum height:** 14.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m or 0.5 m less than the principal dwelling, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 1.5 m back from the principal building, exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 27.0 m; Residential buildings must be at least 2 storeys; Fourth storey: 3.0 m from the front building line, 3.0 m from the side building line, 0.0 m interior side, 3.0 m from the rear building line

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025), s. 7.9](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=28) (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/c1/_