---
title: "CG zone in Creston: Commercial General Zone"
place: Creston, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/creston
zone: CG
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/cg/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/zoning/cg.json"
---

# CG zone in Creston: Commercial General Zone

Commercial and mixed-use development and accessory uses suited to business areas outside the Downtown Core

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial and mixed-use development and accessory uses suited to business areas outside the Downtown Core
- **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; Thrift store; Tourist accommodation or services; Veterinary clinic for small animals
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Home occupation; Short term rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Tire shop, only at 1816 Canyon Street (Lots 9, 10 and 11, District Lot 891, Plan 1970)
- **Minimum lot area:** 232 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** 75 dwelling units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 9.2 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings (setbacks apply to all buildings and structures)
- **Other rules:** Where a lot abuts a residential zone, no building or structure may be less than 3.0 m from the boundary with the residential zone

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, 2022 (consolidated to June 16, 2026), s. 7.9](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Zoning-1958.pdf#page=45) (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/cg/_