{"title":"CS-1 zone in Fernie: Service Commercial","code":"CS-1","slug":"cs-1","name":"Service Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"4.2.12","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial uses requiring larger parcels, with a broader scale and scope of uses including sales, manufacturing and storage.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial uses requiring larger parcels, with a broader scale and scope of uses including sales, manufacturing and storage.","quotes":["The purpose of the CS-1 zone is to provide an area for commercial uses requiring larger","parcels of land to locate and provide a broader scale and scope of uses including sales,"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Auction services; vehicle and recreation vehicle sales and service","Building supply and lawn and garden shops","Bottle collection and recycling depots","Cabinet making, door and window manufacturing shops","Clothing manufacturing industry","Construction industries","Forest service industries","Funeral homes and crematoria","Machinery and equipment rental and repair","Mini storage warehouse","Retail sales of furniture, furnishings and appliances, excluding second-hand stores","Transportation and storage industries","Taxidermy services","Telecommunications industries, including recording studios","Vehicle rental and leasing services","Veterinary clinics","Wholesale sale of petroleum products","Bakery without on-site retail","Offices above the street level storey of a building","Dwelling units (subject to special regulations)","Gymnasiums","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of the Bylaw"],"note":"Condensed list; see the bylaw for the full list of 26 permitted uses.","quotes":["1. auction services; vehicle and recreation vehicle sales and service;","2. building supply and lawn and garden shops;","10. mini storage warehouse.","16. veterinary clinics;","18. bakery without on-site retail","19. offices above the street level storey of a building","25. dwelling units subject to subsection .5(.3);","26. gymnasiums","20. uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory uses","Shipping containers"],"quotes":["1. accessory buildings and structures","2. accessory uses","3. shipping Containers"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Eight dwelling units above the first storey: Lots 4 & 5, Block 128, District Lot 4588, Kootenay District Plan 902, 1561 10th Avenue only","One dwelling unit: Lot 1, District lot 4136, Kootenay District, Plan NEP71764, 17 Ktunaxa Road only","Two dwelling units above the first storey: Lots 9 and 10, Block 126, District Lot 4588, Kootenay District, Plan 902, 1502 – 9th Avenue only","Kombucha Brewery: Lot 1, Block 128, District Lot 4588, Kootenay District, Plan 902, 1501 – 10th Avenue only"],"quotes":["21. in addition to the permitted uses herein on Lots 4 & 5, Block 128 District Lot 4588,","Kootenay District Plan 902, 1561 10th Avenue only, eight dwelling units located above","22. in addition to the permitted uses herein, on Lot 1, District lot 4136, Kootenay District,","Plan NEP71764, 17 Ktunaxa Road only, one dwelling unit","23. in addition to the permitted uses herein, on Lots 9 and 10, Block 126, District Lot 4588,","Kootenay District, Plan 902, 1502 – 9th Avenue only, two dwelling units located above","Kootenay District, Plan 902, 1501 – 10th Avenue only, Kombucha Brewery;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"460 m²","quotes":["1. Minimum Parcel Area 460 sq. m (4,951 sq. ft.)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["2. Minimum Parcel Frontage 15 m (49.21 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["4. Maximum Parcel Coverage 50%"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["5. Maximum Building Height 12.0 m (39.4 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"None required; 6 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a residential, rural residential, P1 or P2 zone","quotes":["a) front yard, rear yard or side yard None required","• front yard 6 m (19.7 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"None required; 6 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a residential, rural residential, P1 or P2 zone","quotes":["a) front yard, rear yard or side yard None required","• rear yard 6 m (19.7 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"None required; 6 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a residential, rural residential, P1 or P2 zone","quotes":["a) front yard, rear yard or side yard None required","• side yard 6 m (19.7 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["All structures must be at least 22 m from the centre line of Hwy 3","On-site parking may be located within the front yard setback when abutting a residential district","Dwelling units must be an integral, self-contained part of the principal building with a separate entrance, above the first storey or behind the commercial component"],"quotes":["c) All structures 22 m (72.2 ft.) from the centre line of Hwy 3)","2. On site parking may be located within the front yard set back to maintain privacy when","i) be designed and constructed as an integral part of the principal building;","iv) be located above the first storey of the building or behind the commercial"]}},"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=76","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/cs-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/cs-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/cs-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/index.json"}}