{"title":"C-1 zone in Courtenay: Commercial One","code":"C-1","slug":"c-1","name":"Commercial One","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 19","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Accessory buildings and structures, Accessory dwelling unit, Assembly hall, Bakery and deli, Barber shop and beauty salon, and 36 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit","Assembly hall","Bakery and deli","Barber shop and beauty salon","Care facility","Church, including one (1) dwelling unit for each lot","Community service","Cultural facility","Day care","Duplex dwelling","Facility for adults with a disability","Farmer’s market","Fitness facility","Funeral home","General service","Grocery store and shopping centre","Hotel","Indoor entertainment facility","Laundromat","Licenced premises","Liquor store","Meat and fish market","Medical clinic","Microbrewery, distilling and U-brew/U-Vin limited to 400 m2 and including accessory sales","Multi-residential dwelling","Nightclub, provided that in this C-1 Zone live entertainment, shows and exhibitions are","Office, financial institution, and personal service","Parking lot","Printing shop","Restaurant","Retail store","Second hand store, within an enclosed building","Secondary Suite","School","Single residential dwelling","Small item sales, service, rental and repair","Studio","Theatre","Transportation depot","Combined commercial/residential uses are permitted within the same building or in"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit","Assembly hall","Bakery and deli","Barber shop and beauty salon","Care facility","Church, including one (1) dwelling unit for each lot","Community service","Cultural facility","Day care","Duplex dwelling","Facility for adults with a disability","Farmer’s market","Fitness facility","Funeral home","General service","Grocery store and shopping centre","Hotel","Indoor entertainment facility","Laundromat","Licenced premises","Liquor store","Meat and fish market","Medical clinic","Microbrewery, distilling and U-brew/U-Vin limited to 400 m2 and including accessory sales","Multi-residential dwelling","Nightclub, provided that in this C-1 Zone live entertainment, shows and exhibitions are","Office, financial institution, and personal service","Parking lot","Printing shop","Restaurant","Retail store","Second hand store, within an enclosed building","Secondary Suite","School","Single residential dwelling","Small item sales, service, rental and repair","Studio","Theatre","Transportation depot","Combined commercial/residential uses are permitted within the same building or in"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Enclosed storage facility on Lot 7, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 311, except the easterly 18 feet (120 – 5th Street)","Storefront cannabis retailer on Lot 63, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 311 (143 5th Street)","Storefront cannabis retailer on Lots 1 and 2 both of Block 3, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 2068 (605/625 Cliffe Avenue)","Storefront cannabis retailer on that part of Lot 92, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 311 lying to the south east of the south easterly boundary of Plan 1621-R (Unit #101-576 England Avenue)"],"quotes":["an enclosed storage facility is allowed on Lot","7, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 311, except the easterly 18 feet (120 – 5th Street).","Lot 63, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 311 (143 5th Street).","Lots 1 and 2 both of Block 3, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 2068 (605/625 Cliffe","use on That Part of Lot 92, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 311 Lying to the South East of","the South Easterly Boundary of Plan 1621-R (Unit #101-576 England Avenue)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"500.0 m²","quotes":["A lot shall have an area of not less than 500.0 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"N/A","quotes":["N/A"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"N/A","quotes":["N/A"]},"max_height":{"value":"13.5 m","quotes":["No building in this zone shall exceed 13.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"No setback requirements","quotes":["there are no setback requirements in the C-1 Zone."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"No setback requirements","quotes":["there are no setback requirements in the C-1 Zone."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"No setback requirements","quotes":["there are no setback requirements in the C-1 Zone."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"No setback requirements","quotes":["there are no setback requirements in the C-1 Zone."]},"other":{"value":["Off-street parking requirements do not apply except one parking space per residential unit","Landscaped area at least 3.0 m wide where the lot adjoins a residential or institutional use; 4.5 m along 17th Street, Anderton Avenue, Cumberland Road, Fitzgerald Avenue or Cliffe Avenue south of 8th Street"],"quotes":["that one parking space is required for each residential unit.","(1) Where a lot adjoins a residential or institutional use a landscaped area of at least 3.0 m in","(2) Where a lot adjoins 17th Street, Anderton Avenue, Cumberland Road, Fitzgerald Avenue","or Cliffe Avenue south of 8th Street a landscaped area of at least 4.5 m in width extending"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026)","url":"https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2007. Zone sections are in Division 8, one \"Part\" per zone. The PDF text has no explicit \"convenience only\" statement, so check the City's page for the legal status of the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1#page=112","place":{"path":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}