{"title":"DTC zone in Duncan: Downtown Comprehensive","code":"DTC","slug":"dtc","name":"Downtown Comprehensive","group":"Mixed use","section":"5.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allows a broad range of residential and non-residential uses, including mixed-use developments up to 6 storeys, in the downtown area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allows a broad range of residential and non-residential uses, including mixed-use developments up to 6 storeys, in the downtown area.","quotes":["The intent of the Downtown Comprehensive (DTC) zone is to permit a broad range of","residential and non-residential uses including mixed-use developments up to 6 storeys"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Assisted Living Residential Facility","Community Care Facility","Dwelling, Multi Unit","Commercial Daycare","Community Use","Craft Beverage Production","Cultural Use","Education Facility","Financial Institution","Funeral Service Facility","Mobile Food Vending","Hospital","Office","Parking Facility","Public Market","Recreation Facilities, Indoor","Repair Service, General","Retail & Personal Service","Restaurant","Social Service","Tourist Accommodation"],"note":"Dwelling units and sleeping units are permitted above the first storey only; first-storey uses in a building with residential use must serve people off-site.","quotes":["Assisted Living Residential","Community Care Facility","Dwelling, Multi Unit","Commercial Daycare","Community Use","Craft Beverage Production","Cultural Use","Education Facility","Financial Institution","Funeral Service Facility","Mobile Food Vending","Hospital","Office","Parking Facility","Public Market","Recreation Facilities, Indoor","Repair Service, General","Retail & Personal Service","Restaurant","Social Service","Tourist Accommodation","* Dwelling units or sleeping","the first storey only"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home-Based Business in a Multi-Unit Dwelling"],"quotes":["Home-Based Business in a","Multi-Unit Dwelling"]},"site_specific":{"value":["462 Duncan Street (LOT 3, BLOCK 1, SECTION 17, RANGE 6, QUAMICHAN DISTRICT, PLAN VIP 854) – Automotive Repair Shop","71 Trunk Road (LOT A, BLOCK 2, SECTION 17, RANGE 6, QUAMICHAN DISTRICT, PLAN VIP 2070) – Car Wash","277 Government Street (LOT 7, BLOCK 12, SECTION 17, RANGE 6, QUAMICHAN DISTRICT, PLAN VIP 2070) – Motorcycle Repair and Sales","725 Canada Avenue (LOT A (DD ED130010), SECTION 18, RANGE 6, QUAMICHAN DISTRICT, PLAN 5481) – Multi-Unit Dwelling that contains only two dwelling units; minimum floor area ratio 0.5:1","521 Canada Avenue (LOT A (DD G34612), BLOCK 3, SECTION 18, RANGE 6, QUAMICHAN DISTRICT, PLAN 798 PID 008-464-812) – Cannabis Retail Store"],"quotes":["462 Duncan Street","Automotive Repair Shop","71 Trunk Road","Car Wash","277 Government Street","Motorcycle Repair and Sales","725 Canada Avenue","Multi-Unit Dwelling that","contains only two dwelling units","Minimum floor area ratio: 0.5:1","521 Canada Avenue","Cannabis Retail Store"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"700 m²","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Area 700 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 m (minimum parcel frontage)","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Frontage 20 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"95%","quotes":["Maximum Parcel Coverage 95%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio: base 3:1; bonus density I 3.3:1; bonus density II 3.6:1 (minimum 1.0:1)","quotes":["Bonus Density I Bonus Density II","3:1 3.3:1 3.6:1","Minimum Floor Area Ratio 1.0:1"]},"max_height":{"value":"20 m (6 habitable storeys) for mixed-use development; 14 m (4 habitable storeys) for other uses; minimum 2 storeys","quotes":["20 m (6 habitable storeys) for Mixed-Use Development","14 m (4 habitable storeys) for other uses","Minimum Height 2 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4 m","quotes":["Maximum Height 4m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"minimum 1 m (0 m on Station Street and Craig Street); maximum 3 m","quotes":["Front 1 m; 0 m on Station Street and Craig Street","Maximum Front or Exterior Side","3m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["Rear 0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["Side, Interior 0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"minimum 1 m (0 m on Station Street and Craig Street); maximum 3 m","quotes":["Side, Exterior 1 m; 0 m on Station Street and Craig Street","Maximum Front or Exterior Side","3m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 15 m, rear 0 m, interior side 0 m, exterior side 5 m","quotes":["Front 15 m","Minimum Parcel Rear 0m","Side, Interior 0m","Side, Exterior 5m"]},"other":{"value":["No more than 25% of the front or exterior side of a building may be set back further than the maximum setback","First storey must have non-residential uses of at least 200 m² or 40% of the building footprint area, whichever is greater (25% of footprint if all required parking is within the footprint)","No more than 25% of the first-storey building frontage of a mixed-use development may be a parking facility","Developments with at least 20 multi-unit dwelling units need at least 20% 2-bedroom and 10% 3-bedroom units"],"quotes":["No more than 25% of the front or exterior side of a","building shall be set back further than the maximum","totaling a minimum floor area of 200 m 2 OR 40% of the","the minimum area for non-residential uses on","No more than 25% of the building frontage within the first storey of a mixed-use","and a minimum of 10% of the dwelling units in the development must be 3-"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"City of Duncan Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)","url":"https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the consolidation is not a legal document and certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted."},"source_url":"https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322/#page=37","place":{"path":"ca/bc/duncan","name":"Duncan","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/dtc/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/dtc.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/dtc.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/index.json"}}