---
title: "C-1 zone in Gold River: Central Commercial"
place: Gold River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/gold-river
zone: C-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Gold River: Central Commercial

Main uses: Banks and financial institutions, Business or commercial public or private school, community colleges, libraries and childcare centres, Club rooms, meeting rooms, social institutions, Commercial, business and professional offices, Community cable rebroadcast use, and 9 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Banks and financial institutions; Business or commercial public or private school, community colleges, libraries and childcare centres; Club rooms, meeting rooms, social institutions; Commercial, business and professional offices; Community cable rebroadcast use; Licenced premises that are liquor or food primary; Police stations and jail cells; Printing and publishing shops; Restaurants, snack bars and food service outlets; Retail cannabis and cannabis products; Retail uses and markets; Service establishments; Small animal veterinarian clinic; Theatres and entertainment centres including arcades, games rooms, billiard halls and bowling alleys
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory dwelling units – commercial
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 375 Nimpkish Drive (Village Square Plaza, Lot 2, Block H, plan 20172, District Lot 637, Nootka Land District): 3,200 f2 (units 2, 3, 4 and 5) is rezoned to Civic Use Zone P.2 while the Foursquare Church occupies it, then returns to C-1
- **Minimum lot area:** 900.0 m²
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.6 m
- **Front setback:** 4.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (The bylaw gives one side yard figure and does not separate interior from exterior side.)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, s. 14.0](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=59) (read 2026-11-08)

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