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title: "CDC zone in Creston: Commercial Downtown Core Zone"
place: Creston, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/creston
zone: CDC
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, 2022 (consolidated to June 16, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/zoning/cdc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/zoning/cdc.json"
---

# CDC zone in Creston: Commercial Downtown Core Zone

Commercial and accessory uses suited to the Downtown Core, creating a pedestrian-friendly downtown that acts as a social and economic hub

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial and accessory uses suited to the Downtown Core, creating a pedestrian-friendly downtown that acts as a social and economic hub
- **Main uses:** Business or professional office; Cannabis retail store; Community care facility; Custom indoor manufacturing; Food and beverage service - liquor primary; Food and beverage service - food primary (including catering); Funeral parlour; Gas station; Health and medical services; Indoor recreation or entertainment; Liquor manufacturing, minor; Mixed-use; Mobile food vendor; Mobile retail vendor; Outdoor recreation or entertainment; Personal services; Parking lot, including parking garages; Printing or publishing; Public transportation depot; Radio or television station; Retail; Social services; Tourist accommodation or services
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Home occupation; Short term rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Existing Single family dwelling, only at 217 - 11th Avenue North (Lot 10, Block 1, District Lot 891, Plan 893); Glass repair, replacement and sales, only at 1520 Canyon Street (Lot 1, District Lot 891, Plan NEP21077); Motorcycle sales, service or repair, only at 130 - 15th Avenue North (Lot 1, District Lot 891, Plan 11469); Tire shop, only at 918 Pine Street (Lot 1, District Lot 525, Plan 5003) and 1222 Cook Street (Lots 5, 6 and 7, Block A, District Lot 891, Plan 2167)
- **Minimum lot area:** 232 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum density:** 90 dwelling units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 12.2 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m (3.0 m where the rear lot line abuts a lane)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 3.0 m, rear 0.0 m, interior side 0.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Where a lot abuts a residential zone, no building or structure may be less than 1.5 m from the boundary with the residential zone

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, 2022 (consolidated to June 16, 2026), s. 7.8](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Zoning-1958.pdf#page=43) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Creston: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/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/creston/zoning/cdc/_