{"title":"CM-1 zone in Gibsons: Mixed-Use Commercial Lower Gibsons Zone","code":"CM-1","slug":"cm-1","name":"Mixed-Use Commercial Lower Gibsons Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"2.3.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Active commercial street and seawalk frontages in Lower Gibsons, with housing above or below the ground floor, up to two storeys from the street.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Active commercial street and seawalk frontages in Lower Gibsons, with housing above or below the ground floor, up to two storeys from the street.","quotes":["The intent of the Mixed-Use Commercial Lower Gibsons Zone (CM-1) is to create","active commercial street and seawalk frontages and support economic vitality in","Lower Gibsons, with residential opportunity above or below the ground floor, and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Arts and Culture","Entertainment and Recreation","Food and Beverage","Hotel","Office","Residential","Retail","Service Commercial"],"note":"Residential must be above, below, or behind a commercial use facing a street.","quotes":["2.1.1.    Arts and Culture","2.1.2.    Entertainment and Recreation","2.1.3.    Food and Beverage","2.1.4.    Hotel","2.1.5.    Office","2.1.6.    Residential","2.1.7.    Retail","2.1.8.    Service Commercial"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings","Home Occupation","Microbrewery","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["2.2.1.    Accessory Buildings","2.2.2.    Home Occupation","2.2.3.    Microbrewery","2.2.4.    Short-Term Rental, subject to regulations in Part 3 Section 3.7.4."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Institutional is permitted on Lot C, Block 22, District Lot 685, Plan VAP4856","Max height 10 m at 529 Gibsons Way (Lot 22, Block 2, DL 686, Plan VAP3307); 721 Winn Road (Lot 3, DL 685, Plan VAP4060); 385 Gower Point Road (Lot 1, Block A, DL 686, Plan VAP14197); 397 Gower Point Road (Lot 1, Block A, DL 685, Plan VAP5579); 444 Gower Point Road (Lot 18, Block 4&9, DL 685, Plan VAP7013); 473 Gower Point Road (Lot C, Block 22, DL 685, Plan VAP4856); 505 Gower Point Road (Lot A, Block 16, DL 685, Plan VAP7109)"],"quotes":["2.3.1.    Institutional is permitted on the following Lots:","2.3.1.1. Lot C, Block 22, District Lot 685, Plan VAP4856","5.4. The maximum Building Height is 10 m on the following Lots:","5.4.1. 529 Gibsons Way, Legal Description: Lot 22, Block 2, District Lot 686, Plan","5.4.2. 721 Winn Road, Legal Description: Lot 3, District Lot 685, Plan VAP4060","5.4.3. 385 Gower Point Road, Legal Description: Lot 1, Block A, District Lot 686,","5.4.4. 397 Gower Point Road, Legal Description: Lot 1, Block A, District Lot 685,","5.4.5. 444 Gower Point Road, Legal Description: Lot 18, Block 4&9, District Lot 685,","5.4.6. 473 Gower Point Road, Legal Description: Lot C, Block 22, District Lot 685,","5.4.7. 505 Gower Point Road, Legal Description: Lot A, Block 16, District Lot 685,"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"235 m²","quotes":["8.1. The minimum Lot Area is 235 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["8.3. The minimum Lot Width is 30 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90%","quotes":["5.5. The maximum Lot Coverage is 90%."]},"max_density":{"value":"75 dwelling units per hectare (rounded down)","quotes":["4.1. The maximum density is 75 Dwelling Units per hectare, rounded down to the nearest"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m; 7.5 m on the north side of Marine Drive and 4.5 m on the south side of Marine Drive (measured from average natural grade at the Marine Drive property line)","quotes":["5.1. The maximum Building Height is 7.5 m.","5.2. The maximum Building Height for Lots along the north side of Marine Drive is 7.5 m,","5.3. The maximum Building Height for lots along the south side of Marine Drive is 4.5 m,"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["5.6. The minimum Front Lot Line Setback is 1.5 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["5.7. The minimum Rear Lot Line Setback is 1.5 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m when the abutting lot is not in a residential zone; 1.5 m when the abutting lot is in a residential zone","quotes":["5.8. The minimum Interior Side Lot Line Setback is 0 m when the abutting Lot is not in a","5.9. The minimum Interior Side Lot Line Setback is 1.5 m when the abutting Lot is in a"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["5.10. The minimum Exterior Side Lot Line Setback is 1.5 m."]},"other":{"value":["Min amenity area 10 m² per dwelling unit","Min lot depth 7.5 m"],"quotes":["4.2. The minimum Amenity Area per Dwelling Unit is 10 m2.","8.2. The minimum Lot Depth is 7.5 m."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026)","url":"https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1342-2025.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Town's consolidation is for convenience only. Bylaw 1342 repeals the former Zoning Bylaw No. 1065, 2007."},"source_url":"https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1342-2025.pdf#page=18","place":{"path":"ca/bc/gibsons","name":"Gibsons","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/cm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/cm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/cm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/index.json"}}