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title: "DTC zone in Duncan: Downtown Comprehensive"
place: Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/duncan
zone: DTC
bylaw: City of Duncan Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/dtc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/dtc.json"
---

# DTC zone in Duncan: Downtown Comprehensive

Allows a broad range of residential and non-residential uses, including mixed-use developments up to 6 storeys, in the downtown area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allows a broad range of residential and non-residential uses, including mixed-use developments up to 6 storeys, in the downtown area.
- **Main uses:** 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 (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.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-Based Business in a Multi-Unit Dwelling
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 700 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (minimum parcel frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 95%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio: base 3:1; bonus density I 3.3:1; bonus density II 3.6:1 (minimum 1.0:1)
- **Maximum height:** 20 m (6 habitable storeys) for mixed-use development; 14 m (4 habitable storeys) for other uses; minimum 2 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m
- **Front setback:** minimum 1 m (0 m on Station Street and Craig Street); maximum 3 m
- **Rear setback:** 0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m
- **Street side setback:** minimum 1 m (0 m on Station Street and Craig Street); maximum 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 15 m, rear 0 m, interior side 0 m, exterior side 5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [City of Duncan Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 5.1](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322/#page=37) (read 2026-11-07)

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