{"title":"C-1 zone in Fernie: Retail Commercial","code":"C-1","slug":"c-1","name":"Retail Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"4.2.8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Pedestrian oriented retail commercial uses in the downtown (also called Central Business Commercial).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Pedestrian oriented retail commercial uses in the downtown (also called Central Business Commercial).","quotes":["The purpose of the C1 zone is to provide for pedestrian oriented retail commercial uses","located in the downtown. The zone is also called Central Business Commercial."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail bakeries","Banks, financial institutions and insurance companies","Barber shops and beauty parlors","Business and professional offices","Brewery","Condo hotel","Independent school above the street level storey of a building","Drug stores","Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, including coin operated laundries","Grocery stores and supermarkets","Post offices","Retail stores including minor service and repair work","Eating and drinking establishments, other than drive-in restaurants","Catalogue sales offices","Travel agencies","Billiard halls, bowling alleys, amusement arcades and dance halls","Cabarets, bars, night clubs and neighborhood pubs","Theatres and cinemas","Studios for art, music, dancing, theatrical work or television","Membership organizations","Hotels","Medical and dental offices, clinics and laboratories","Newspaper publishing and commercial printers","Tourist information booths","Public buildings","Commercial schools","Personal services","Cultural establishments","Parking areas","Child care services","Dwelling units","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of the Bylaw"],"note":"Condensed list; the bylaw lists 33 permitted uses.","quotes":["1. retail bakeries;","4. business and professional offices;","5. brewery;","6. condo hotel;","12. retail stores including minor service and repair work;","13. eating and drinking establishments, other than drive-in restaurants;","21. hotels;","30. child care services;","31. dwelling units, subject to subsections .5 (.1) and (2.);","27. personal services;","29. parking areas;","32. uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["1. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use,","2. Home Occupation."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Distillery, on Lot 4 and Lot 5, Block 13, District Lot 4588, Kootenay District, Plan 734 only"],"quotes":["33. in addition to the permitted uses herein, on Lot 4 and Lot 5, Block 13, District Lot 4588,","Kootenay District, Plan 734 only, Distillery."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"230 m²","quotes":["1. Minimum Parcel Area 230 sq. m (2,475 sq. ft.)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["2. Minimum Parcel Frontage 7.5 m (24.6 ft.)"]},"max_height":{"value":"18 m","quotes":["• Principal building 18 m (59.1 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5 m","quotes":["• Accessory Building or Structure 5 m (16.4 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"None required","quotes":["• front and side yards None shall be required except as noted below"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.5 m; 6 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a Residential, Rural Residential, P1 or P zone","quotes":["• rear yards 3.5 m (12 ft.)","• where a parcel abuts a parcel in a Residential, 6 m (19.7 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"None required","quotes":["• front and side yards None shall be required except as noted below"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units must be above the first storey of a building or attached behind in a single storey structure, with a separate entrance from any commercial use","Minimum gross floor area for a dwelling unit is 56 m²","Properties in the Downtown Revitalization Development Permit area must follow the Building Facade Design Guidelines; a development permit is required"],"quotes":["1. Dwelling units in the C1 zone shall be located above the first storey of a building or","2. Dwelling units shall have separate entrance, separate from that of any commercial use.","• dwelling unit 56 sq. m (603 sq. ft.)","character. A development permit is required."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026)","url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation has no legislative sanction and is for convenience of reference only; the original bylaws must be consulted. Bylaw 2556 (2026) is an amendment bylaw posted separately and is not in this consolidation."},"source_url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/#page=65","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fernie","name":"Fernie","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/c-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/c-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/c-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/index.json"}}