{"title":"RC zone in Chilliwack: Commercial Conversion","code":"RC","slug":"rc","name":"Commercial Conversion","group":"Residential","section":"8.17","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: General Commercial, Single Detached Dwelling.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["General Commercial","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["(a) GENERAL COMMERCIAL","(b) SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Home Occupation","Off-Street Parking","Supportive Recovery Home","Urban Ancillary Uses"],"quotes":["(c) ACCESSORY HOME OCCUPATION","(d) OFF-STREET PARKING","(e) SUPPORTIVE RECOVERY HOME","(f) URBAN ANCILLARY USES"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"450m²","quotes":["(a) GENERAL COMMERCIAL 450m2","(b) SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 450m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15m (minimum lot depth 30m)","quotes":["(a) SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 15m 30m","(b) GENERAL COMMERCIAL 15m 30m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% for all buildings and structures; urban ancillary uses 60m²","quotes":["(a) All BUILDINGS and STRUCTURES 50%","(b) URBAN ANCILLARY USES 60m2"]},"max_density":{"value":"N/A","quotes":["(a) N/A"]},"max_height":{"value":"10m (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["(a) All BUILDINGS and STRUCTURES 10m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6m (urban ancillary uses)","quotes":["(b) URBAN ANCILLARY USES 6m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6m","quotes":["(a) GENERAL COMMERCIAL 6m 6m 1.2m 4.5m","(b) SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 6m 7.5m 1.2m 4.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6m (general commercial); 7.5m (single detached dwelling)","quotes":["(a) GENERAL COMMERCIAL 6m 6m 1.2m 4.5m","(b) SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 6m 7.5m 1.2m 4.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2m","quotes":["(a) GENERAL COMMERCIAL 6m 6m 1.2m 4.5m","(b) SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 6m 7.5m 1.2m 4.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5m","quotes":["(a) GENERAL COMMERCIAL 6m 6m 1.2m 4.5m","(b) SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 6m 7.5m 1.2m 4.5m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"urban ancillary uses: front 6m, rear 1m, interior side 1m, exterior side 4.5m","quotes":["(c) URBAN ANCILLARY USES 6m 1m 1m 4.5m"]},"other":{"value":["General commercial is allowed only by converting an existing structure, with additions of no more than 25% of gross floor area existing as of January 1, 2022","General commercial limited to medical clinic, personal service, business service, child care facility","Any new construction must be a single detached dwelling or urban ancillary structures","Principal residential structure must be at least 6m wide"],"quotes":["GENERAL COMMERCIAL use shall only be allowed through conversion of a STRUCTURE and","additions not exceeding 25% of GROSS FLOOR AREA existing as of January 1, 2022 provided the","(i) MEDICAL CLINIC","(ii) PERSONAL SERVICE","(iii) BUSINESS SERVICE","(iv) CHILD CARE FACILITY.","Any new construction on properties within this ZONE shall consist of a STRUCTURE for SINGLE","DETACHED DWELLING or STRUCTURES for URBAN ANCILLARY USES.","Any STRUCTURE occupied by a PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL USE shall have a minimum overall width","of at least 6m, excluding additions and projections."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says the complete copy is provided for information purposes only and it is not responsible for its validity or completeness; a certified copy of the consolidated bylaw comes from Legislative Services."},"source_url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=151","place":{"path":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/rc/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/rc.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/rc.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/index.json"}}