---
title: "C1 zone in Chetwynd: Town Centre Commercial"
place: Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chetwynd
zone: C1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 (consolidated with Amendment Bylaw No. 1162, 2023)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Chetwynd: Town Centre Commercial

Permits and promotes commercial development in the town centre with a wide range and mix of uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permits and promotes commercial development in the town centre with a wide range and mix of uses.
- **Main uses:** Cannabis retail; Emergency shelter; Commercial entertainment service; Financial institution; Fitness centre; Microbrewery (craft brewery) and distillery; Mixed use; Museum; Offices – trade contractor; Offices – professional; Off-street parking; Personal service establishment; Restaurant; Retail store
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Accessory dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 465.0 m² (5,000 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m (49 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum density:** 20 units/ha for residential use in a combined commercial and residential parcel
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m (49 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (16 ft)
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m (0 ft) (No front yard is required except for service stations.)
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m (0 ft); 6.0 m (20 ft) where the parcel abuts an R or RU Zone parcel
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m (0 ft); where the parcel abuts an R or RU Zone parcel, the abutting parcel's required side yard, up to 3.0 m (10 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m (0 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front no closer than rear of building envelope; exterior side 1.5 m (5 ft); interior side 1.5 m (5 ft); rear 1.5 m (5 ft)
- **Other rules:** Up to 2 accessory buildings per parcel; All accessory buildings combined: 90.0 m² (970 ft²) maximum; Residential use with commercial use must be in the same building, over or behind the other use, with a separate outside entrance; Trade contractor offices may not have on-site storage for trades or outdoor storage

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 (consolidated with Amendment Bylaw No. 1162, 2023), s. 15.0](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf#page=61) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Chetwynd: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/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/chetwynd/zoning/c1/_