{"title":"C1 zone in Fort St James: Commercial Core","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Commercial Core","group":"Commercial","section":"5.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"The central business district, with serviced commercial lots for a full range of commercial activities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"The central business district, with serviced commercial lots for a full range of commercial activities.","quotes":["The intent of the C1 zoning district is to identify and delineate the central business district of the"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Auction house excluding livestock","Building material supply","Business or professional offices","Bus terminal for the loading and unloading of passengers","Cannabis retail store","Civic use","Commercial recreation","Commercial service","Entertainment facility, including night club","Funeral home","Gasoline service station","Hotel or motor hotel","Medical or dental clinic","Public government","Residential use – in conjunction with permitted core commercial uses","Restaurants","Retail store","Taxi office"],"quotes":["Auction house excluding livestock","Building material supply","Business or professional offices","Bus terminal for the loading and unloading of passengers","Cannabis retail store","Civic use","Commercial recreation","Commercial service","Entertainment facility, including night club","Funeral home","Gasoline service station","Hotel or motor hotel","Medical or dental clinic","Public government","Residential use – in conjunction with permitted core commercial uses","Restaurants","Retail store","Taxi office"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and uses"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Day care centre, only on Strata Lot 2, District Lot 110, Range 5 Coast District, Strata Plan 51"],"quotes":["Day care centre (only on Strata Lot 2 District Lot 110 Range 5 Coast District Strata Plan"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"450 m²","quotes":["Minimum lot area is 450 square metres and minimum frontage is 10%."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% (as written in the bylaw)","quotes":["Minimum lot area is 450 square metres and minimum frontage is 10%."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage is 100%."]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m or three storeys, whichever is less (residential building: 10 m or two storeys, whichever is less)","quotes":["Maximum height of the principal building is 12 metres or three storeys, whichever is less;","Maximum height of a residential building is 10 metres or two storeys, whichever is less;"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5 m","quotes":["Maximum height for an accessory building or structure is 5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"None required, except for gasoline service stations","quotes":["No front yard shall be required, except for gasoline service stations as per Division 3.11"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"None required, except for gasoline service stations","quotes":["No rear yard shall be required, except for gasoline service stations as per Division 3.11."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"None required, except for gasoline service stations","quotes":["No side yard shall be required, except for gasoline service stations as per Division 3.11."]},"other":{"value":["Minimum principal building floor space 60 m² and minimum width 6 m","Mixed commercial and residential use: residential must be in the same building, have a separate entrance, not exceed the commercial floor area, and have a dwelling unit at least 5 m wide"],"quotes":["Principal building will have a minimum floor space of 60 square metres, and a minimum building","Where a lot is used for combined commercial and residential use, the residential use shall:","• be contained in the same building as the commercial use;","• be accessed from a separate entrance than the entrance to the commercial use;","• not exceed the gross floor area of the commercial use;","• be contained in a dwelling unit which shall have a minimum building width of 5 metres."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025","url":"https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's page posts the signed bylaw PDF; Schedule A-1 (the zoning districts map) is an image page in the PDF. No consolidation date is stated."},"source_url":"https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf#page=39","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/index.json"}}