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title: "C-1 zone in Courtenay: Commercial One"
place: Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/courtenay
zone: C-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Courtenay: Commercial One

Main uses: Accessory buildings and structures, Accessory dwelling unit, Assembly hall, Bakery and deli, Barber shop and beauty salon, and 36 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 500.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** N/A
- **Maximum lot coverage:** N/A
- **Maximum height:** 13.5 m
- **Front setback:** No setback requirements
- **Rear setback:** No setback requirements
- **Interior side setback:** No setback requirements
- **Street side setback:** No setback requirements
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026), s. Part 19](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1#page=112) (read 2026-11-07)

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