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title: "CS-1 zone in Fernie: Service Commercial"
place: Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fernie
zone: CS-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/cs-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/cs-1.json"
---

# CS-1 zone in Fernie: Service Commercial

Commercial uses requiring larger parcels, with a broader scale and scope of uses including sales, manufacturing and storage.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial uses requiring larger parcels, with a broader scale and scope of uses including sales, manufacturing and storage.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Condensed list; see the bylaw for the full list of 26 permitted uses.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Accessory uses; Shipping containers
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 460 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Front setback:** None required; 6 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a residential, rural residential, P1 or P2 zone
- **Rear setback:** None required; 6 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a residential, rural residential, P1 or P2 zone
- **Interior side setback:** None required; 6 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a residential, rural residential, P1 or P2 zone
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026), s. 4.2.12](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/#page=76) (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/cs-1/_