---
title: "C-1 zone in Clearwater: General Commercial"
place: Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/clearwater
zone: C-1
bylaw: District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Clearwater: General Commercial

Comprehensive commercial development for consumer goods and services in a central business area oriented to pedestrians and vehicles.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Comprehensive commercial development for consumer goods and services in a central business area oriented to pedestrians and vehicles.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Dwelling units in the principal commercial building (one detached single family dwelling allowed on lots greater than 0.8 ha)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Veterinary clinic or animal hospital on Lot 1, District Lot 2905, KDYD, Plan 39350 (205E Old North Thompson Hwy)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (50 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% total
- **Maximum height:** 15 m (50 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m (20 ft)
- **Front setback:** 0 m
- **Rear setback:** 5 m (16.5 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (10 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m (20 ft), rear 5 m (16.5 ft), interior side 3 m (10 ft), exterior side 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025), s. 9.1](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297#page=54) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Clearwater: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/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/clearwater/zoning/c-1/_