---
title: "C1 zone in Fruitvale: Village Centre Commercial"
place: Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fruitvale
zone: C1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013 (consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Fruitvale: Village Centre Commercial

A zone to designate and preserve land for the orderly development of the financial, retail, entertainment, governmental and cultural core of the Village.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A zone to designate and preserve land for the orderly development of the financial, retail, entertainment, governmental and cultural core of the Village.
- **Main uses:** accounting services; animal daycare; apartment hotels; boarding or lodging houses; broadcasting studios; business support services; care centres, major; commercial schools; community recreation services; congregate housing; custom indoor manufacturing; eating and drinking establishment; emergency and protective services; farmers market; financial services; funeral services; gaming facilities; government services; health services; hotels; household repair services; insurance services; legal services; liquor licensed premises; non-accessory parking; offices; participant recreation services, indoor; personal service establishments; private clubs; private education services; public libraries and cultural exhibits; public parks; religious assemblies; retail stores, convenience; retail stores, general; spectator entertainment establishments; spectator sports establishments; temporary shelter services; thrift stores; used goods stores
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** apartment housing; care centres, intermediate; care centres, minor; home occupation; mobile catering food services; utility services, minor impact
- **Minimum lot area:** 200 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 6.0 m
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.5 for commercial-only developments; 3.0 for mixed use (up to 3.5 with a density bonus amenity)
- **Maximum height:** Apartments and apartment hotels: lesser of 12.4 m or 3 storeys (lesser of 22.0 m or 6 storeys with a density bonus amenity). Other uses: lesser of 12.4 m or 3 storeys (lesser of 16.5 m or 4 storeys with a density bonus amenity).
- **Front setback:** 2.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Other rules:** Private open space per dwelling: 6.0 m² per bachelor dwelling, 10.0 m² per 1 bedroom dwelling, 15.0 m² per dwelling with more than 1 bedroom.; A mixed use building needs a commercial use on the first floor occupying at least 90% of any street frontage and 50% of the gross floor area of the main floor.; Minimum lot depth is 30.0 m.; Official Community Plan development permit guidelines apply.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013 (consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026), s. 15.1](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf#page=108) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Fruitvale: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/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/fruitvale/zoning/c1/_