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C1 zone in Fort St James: Commercial Core

Fort St James, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

The central business district, with serviced commercial lots for a full range of commercial activities.

Zone rules

PurposeThe central business district, with serviced commercial lots for a full range of commercial activities.
Main uses
  • 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
Also allowed (secondary uses)Accessory buildings and uses
Extra uses on specific lotsDay care centre, only on Strata Lot 2, District Lot 110, Range 5 Coast District, Strata Plan 51
Minimum lot area450 m²
Minimum lot width10% (as written in the bylaw)
Maximum lot coverage100%
Maximum height12 m or three storeys, whichever is less (residential building: 10 m or two storeys, whichever is less)
Maximum height, accessory buildings5 m
Front setbackNone required, except for gasoline service stations
Rear setbackNone required, except for gasoline service stations
Interior side setbackNone required, except for gasoline service stations
Other rules
  • 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

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025, s. 5.1 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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