{"title":"C-1 zone in Clearwater: General Commercial","code":"C-1","slug":"c-1","name":"General Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"9.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Comprehensive commercial development for consumer goods and services in a central business area oriented to pedestrians and vehicles.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Comprehensive commercial development for consumer goods and services in a central business area oriented to pedestrians and vehicles.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide for comprehensive commercial development for the sale","of consumer goods and services commonly available in a central business area that is oriented","to both pedestrian and vehicle traffic."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Assembly use","Professional office","Civic use","Personal service use","Funerary use","Entertainment use","Restaurant","Retail store, including convenience store","Cannabis retail","Public market","Service station","Traveller accommodation use","Off-street parking area"],"quotes":["a) assembly use;","b) professional office;","c) civic use;","d) personal service use;","e) funerary use;","entertainment use;","g) restaurant;","h) retail store, including convenience store;","cannabis retail;","j) public market;","k) service station;","traveller accommodation use; and","m) off-street parking area."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory building","Dwelling units in the principal commercial building (one detached single family dwelling allowed on lots greater than 0.8 ha)"],"quotes":["n) accessory building; and","o) dwelling units in the principal commercial building, except on lots greater than 0.8 ha (2","acres) in area, where one single family dwelling may be detached from any principal"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Veterinary clinic or animal hospital on Lot 1, District Lot 2905, KDYD, Plan 39350 (205E Old North Thompson Hwy)"],"quotes":["a) Veterinary clinic or animal hospital in the case of Lot 1, District Lot 2905, KDYD, Plan","39350 (205E Old North Thompson Hwy)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"500 m² (5,382 sqft) with community water and sewer; 2,000 m² (0.5 acres) with community water but no community sewer; 1 hectare (2.5 acres) with neither","quotes":["i. 500 square metres (5,382 sqft) where the lot is serviced by a community water","ii. 2,000 square metres (0.5 acres) where the lot is serviced by a community water","iii. 1 hectare (2.5 acres) where the lot is not serviced by a community water system"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m (50 ft)","quotes":["b) The minimum frontage of a lot shall be 15 metres (50 ft)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% total","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage Total 60%"]},"max_height":{"value":"15 m (50 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 15 metres (50ft) 6 metres (20ft)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6 m (20 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 15 metres (50ft) 6 metres (20ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["Front Lot Line 0 metres 6 metres (20ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5 m (16.5 ft)","quotes":["Rear Lot Line 5 metres (16.5ft) 5 metres (16.5ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m (10 ft)","quotes":["Interior Side Lot Line 3 metres (10ft) 3 metres (10ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres (15ft) 4.5 metres (15ft)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6 m (20 ft), rear 5 m (16.5 ft), interior side 3 m (10 ft), exterior side 4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 0 metres 6 metres (20ft)","Rear Lot Line 5 metres (16.5ft) 5 metres (16.5ft)","Interior Side Lot Line 3 metres (10ft) 3 metres (10ft)","Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres (15ft) 4.5 metres (15ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Retail stores cannot include buildings or yards for sale of new or used vehicles, farm or industrial machinery","Dwelling units in a commercial building need a separate entrance and must be on the same level as or above the commercial use","A detached single family dwelling must be at least 3 metres (10ft) from a principal commercial building"],"quotes":["a) Retail stores permitted in this zone shall not include buildings or yards for the sale of new","b) Dwelling units permitted in a principal commercial building shall have a separate entrance","from that of the permitted commercial use and be located on the same level or above the","commercial use.","metres (10ft) of a principal commercial building."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025)","url":"https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Consolidated for convenience only. The District is preparing a replacement Zoning Bylaw (a draft dated 2026-10-09 is on its zoning page); Bylaw 133 is the one in force until that is adopted. The zoning map is Schedule A."},"source_url":"https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297#page=54","place":{"path":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/c-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/c-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/c-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/index.json"}}