---
title: "C1 zone in Greenwood: Commercial 1 (General Commercial)"
place: Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/greenwood
zone: C1
bylaw: "City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Greenwood: Commercial 1 (General Commercial)

General commercial zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** General commercial zone
- **Main uses:** 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 (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.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 230 square metres (2,500 sq. ft.) for a lot with both community water and sewer
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75 percent of the gross lot area
- **Maximum density:** Minimum site area of 100 square metres (1,100 sq. ft.) for every dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 15 metres (50 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres (15 feet)
- **Front setback:** No minimum setback
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres (20 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** No minimum setback
- **Street side setback:** No minimum setback
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.5 metres (5 feet)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found), s. 405](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf#page=27) (read 2026-11-07)

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