{"title":"C1 zone in Colwood: Neighbourhood Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Neighbourhood Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"7.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Bakery, not exceeding a total of 200 m² of floor area, Offices, Personal service, Post office, Restaurants, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Bakery, not exceeding a total of 200 m² of floor area","Offices","Personal service","Post office","Restaurants","Retail stores"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["Bakery, not exceeding a total of 200 m2 of floor area;","Offices;","Personal service;","Post office;","Restaurants;","Retail stores;","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["One dwelling unit in conjunction with and in addition to any of the commercial uses (behind and fully separated from the commercial use)","Accessory buildings and structures"],"quotes":["One dwelling unit in conjunction with and in addition to any of the above uses provided that:","it is fully separated from the commercial use with the main street access to the dwelling unit","Accessory buildings and structures."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"695 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision shall be 695 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum highway frontage and lot width that may be created by subdivision shall be 16 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50 percent of the lot","quotes":["The maximum coverage shall be 50 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio not more than 0.5; no more than one dwelling unit on a lot","quotes":["The floor area ratio shall in no case exceed 0.5.","There shall not be more than one dwelling unit on a lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m or two storeys","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 9 m or two storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 10 m in depth"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m on at least one side where the lot has no rear access highway; 6 m where the lot abuts a Residential Zone or Multiple Family Residential Zone","quotes":["a side yard of 4.5 m in width shall be","provided on at least one side of the lot.","shall be provided of not less than 6 m in width."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street","quotes":["On a corner lot, a side yard of not less than 7.5 m in width shall be provided adjoining a"]},"other":{"value":["Goods produced on the premises must be sold at retail on the same premises","Landscaping must cover at least 5 percent of the developed lot area","Panhandle lots not permitted for subdivision"],"quotes":["Any goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the same premises.","Landscaping shall cover not less than 5 percent of the developed lot area.","Panhandle lots not permitted."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)","url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation and application. Colwood's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone sections for CD zones from 10.5 onward are numbered with roman-numeral page footers in the document; pdf_page is the PDF page. No Section 10.28 exists in the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=109","place":{"path":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}