{"title":"C1 zone in Greenwood: Commercial 1 (General Commercial)","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Commercial 1 (General Commercial)","group":"Commercial","section":"405","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"General commercial zone","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"General commercial zone","quotes":["Commercial 1 Zone (General Commercial)"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artisans workshops with associated retail sales area","Auction marts (indoor)","Automobile service stations, car washes","Bowling alleys, pool halls, arcades and similar entertainment centres","Bus depots, taxi stands","Business, administrative, professional and government offices","Eating and drinking establishments, including take-out but not drive-in restaurants","Financial institutions","Hotels and motels","Laboratories and film processing establishments","Laundromats and dry cleaning establishments","Light equipment rentals, sales and associated service facilities","Medical and dental clinics, and veterinarian services","Personal service uses","Plumbing, heating and upholstery shops","Post offices","Printing and publishing establishments","Retail stores and shops","Shopping centres","Small appliance and business equipment sales and service facilities","Theatres (indoor) and studios","Vehicle rental, sales and associated service facilities","Churches and church halls","Community halls","Clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations","Hospitals and other public health care facilities","Libraries, art galleries, museums and similar cultural facilities","Municipally operated parking lots and structures","Public and private day schools","Public service uses","Arenas, rinks, swimming pools, tennis courts, bowling greens, playing fields and similar open or enclosed active recreational areas and facilities","One or more residential dwelling units combined with a permitted non-residential use (conditions apply)","Cannabis retail stores"],"note":"Dwelling units are allowed only in the same building as a non-residential use, with a separate entrance and at least 50 square metres (540 sq. ft.) per dwelling.","quotes":["(1) Artisans workshops with associated retail sales area;","(18) Retail stores and shops;","(19) Shopping centres;","(6) Business, administrative, professional and government offices;","(7) Eating and drinking establishments, including take-out but not drive-in","(9) Hotels and motels;","(32) One or more residential dwelling units located in combination with a permitted","(b) the entrance to the dwelling(s) is (are) separate from that of the","(c) the minimum floor area is 50 square metres (540 sq. ft.) per dwelling;","(34) Cannabis retail stores."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures"],"quotes":["(33) Accessory buildings or structures;"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Cannabis retail store: permitted on properties from Brooklyn Street to Washington Street on Copper Avenue (Highway 3)","Dwelling units on lots fronting Highway No. 3 between Wellington and Deadwood Streets must be above or behind a non-residential use"],"quotes":["A “Cannabis Retail Store” is permitted in Commercial Zone 1 and Commercial Zone 2 on","properties from Brooklyn Street to Washington Street on Copper Avenue (Highway 3).","(d) if the residential use(s) is (are) located on a lot with frontage on Highway","No. 3 between Wellington and Deadwood Streets and the dwelling unit(s)","shall be located either above or behind a non-residential use;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"230 square metres (2,500 sq. ft.) for a lot with both community water and sewer","quotes":["The minimum area for a lot provided with both community water and sewer services","shall be 230 square metres (2,500 sq. ft.)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75 percent of the gross lot area","quotes":["Buildings and structures together shall not cover more than 75 percent of the gross lot"]},"max_density":{"value":"Minimum site area of 100 square metres (1,100 sq. ft.) for every dwelling unit","quotes":["A minimum site area of 100 square metres (1,100 sq. ft.) shall be required for every"]},"max_height":{"value":"15 metres (50 feet)","quotes":["(a) Principal Buildings - 15 metres (50 feet);"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 metres (15 feet)","quotes":["(b) Accessory Buildings - 4.5 metres (15 feet);"]},"setback_front":{"value":"No minimum setback","quotes":["There shall be no minimum required setback for buildings or structures from the front lot"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["The minimum required setback for buildings and structures from a rear lot line shall be 6","metres (20 feet) except that an accessory building may be located within 1.5 metres (5"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"No minimum setback","quotes":["There shall be no minimum required setback for buildings or structures from the front lot","line or from any interior or exterior side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"No minimum setback","quotes":["line or from any interior or exterior side lot line."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 1.5 metres (5 feet)","quotes":["metres (20 feet) except that an accessory building may be located within 1.5 metres (5","feet) of a rear lot line."]},"other":{"value":["Gas pumps must be at least 4.5 metres (14.7 feet) from any lot line","Cannabis retail stores: subject to Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch approval; three permitted in the City"],"quotes":["Gas pumps for an automobile service station or similar use shall be set back a minimum","of 4.5 metres (14.7 feet) from any lot line.","Cannabis Regulation Branch; and","(b) Three “Cannabis Retail Stores” are permitted within the City of Greenwood."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found)","url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The text layer is real for the base bylaw, but the City's posted amending bylaws (Nos. 925 of 2018, 961 of 2020, 1049 of 2026 and a \"zoning amendment bylaw 9\") are scanned images with no text layer, so their changes are not in this text. The bylaw's zone map (Schedule A) is not in the posted PDF."},"source_url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf#page=27","place":{"path":"ca/bc/greenwood","name":"Greenwood","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/index.json"}}