---
title: "C-1 zone in Esquimalt: Convenience Commercial"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: C-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Esquimalt: Convenience Commercial

Accommodate a local Convenience Store that serves the day-to-day shopping needs of the residents of the immediate neighbourhood.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate a local Convenience Store that serves the day-to-day shopping needs of the residents of the immediate neighbourhood.
- **Main uses:** Convenience Store; Video Store
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory residential (subject to Section 26)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% for all buildings and structures combined; accessory buildings and structures combined 10%
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m from interior side lot line, total of both side yards at least 4.5 m; where there is no rear lane, one side yard at least 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.6 m from exterior side lot line (corner lots)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: not in front of the front face of the principal building; side: 1.5 m interior, 3.6 m exterior; rear: 1.5 m; at least 2.5 m from principal building
- **Other rules:** Adult Entertainment Uses, Adult Motion Picture Studio, Adult Theatre, Adult Video Store and Escort Services are prohibited; Convenience Store floor area up to 275 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 46](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=102) (read 2026-11-07)

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