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title: "CM-1 zone in Gibsons: Mixed-Use Commercial Lower Gibsons Zone"
place: Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/gibsons
zone: CM-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/cm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/cm-1.json"
---

# CM-1 zone in Gibsons: Mixed-Use Commercial Lower Gibsons Zone

Active commercial street and seawalk frontages in Lower Gibsons, with housing above or below the ground floor, up to two storeys from the street.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Active commercial street and seawalk frontages in Lower Gibsons, with housing above or below the ground floor, up to two storeys from the street.
- **Main uses:** Arts and Culture; Entertainment and Recreation; Food and Beverage; Hotel; Office; Residential; Retail; Service Commercial (Residential must be above, below, or behind a commercial use facing a street.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings; Home Occupation; Microbrewery; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 235 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90%
- **Maximum density:** 75 dwelling units per hectare (rounded down)
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **Front setback:** 1.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m when the abutting lot is not in a residential zone; 1.5 m when the abutting lot is in a residential zone
- **Street side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Min amenity area 10 m² per dwelling unit; Min lot depth 7.5 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026), s. 2.3.1](https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1342-2025.pdf#page=18) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Gibsons: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/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/gibsons/zoning/cm-1/_