---
title: "C-1 zone in Fernie: Retail Commercial"
place: Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fernie
zone: C-1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Fernie: Retail Commercial

Pedestrian oriented retail commercial uses in the downtown (also called Central Business Commercial).

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Pedestrian oriented retail commercial uses in the downtown (also called Central Business Commercial).
- **Main uses:** 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 (Condensed list; the bylaw lists 33 permitted uses.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use; Home Occupation
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Distillery, on Lot 4 and Lot 5, Block 13, District Lot 4588, Kootenay District, Plan 734 only
- **Minimum lot area:** 230 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum height:** 18 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** None required
- **Rear setback:** 3.5 m; 6 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a Residential, Rural Residential, P1 or P zone
- **Interior side setback:** None required
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026), s. 4.2.8](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/#page=65) (read 2026-11-07)

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