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title: "AV-1 zone in Dawson Creek: Aviation Use Zone"
place: Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/dawson-creek
zone: AV-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/av-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/av-1.json"
---

# AV-1 zone in Dawson Creek: Aviation Use Zone

Main uses: aerial applicator use, airport use.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** aerial applicator use; airport use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** automotive service; building material sales; office; retail store; storage yard; warehousing
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 2, Section 12, Township 78, Range 15, West of the 6th Meridian, Peace River District, Plan PGP42279: water bottling and distribution permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.435 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 60.0 m
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 17.0 m or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Lesser of 17.0 m or 3 storeys
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 3.0 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory uses are only allowed together with a principal airport use; Accessory uses may not occupy more than 20% of the gross floor area of any airport hangar, and must be in the south half of the hangar; Accessory uses must be within 23.0 m of the front parcel line

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated), s. 25](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/143791#page=93) (read 2026-11-07)

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