---
title: "C1A zone in Greenwood: Commercial 1A (General Commercial)"
place: Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/greenwood
zone: C1A
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/c1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/c1a.json"
---

# C1A zone in Greenwood: Commercial 1A (General Commercial)

General commercial zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** General commercial zone
- **Main uses:** All uses permitted in the Commercial 1 Zone (General Commercial); Auction Mart / Grounds; Storage and Warehousing Accessory Buildings / Containers
- **Minimum lot area:** 465 square metres (5,005 square feet) for a lot with both community water and sewer
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75 percent of the gross lot area
- **Maximum height:** 15 metres (50 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres (15 feet) (accessory buildings / containers)
- **Front setback:** 6 metres (20 feet) for principal buildings
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres (20 feet) for principal buildings
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 metres (5 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 6 metres (20 feet) for principal buildings
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front or exterior 1.5 metres (5 feet) for accessory buildings / containers; rear 1.5 metres (5 feet) for accessory buildings

## Source

- [City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found), s. 405A](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf#page=30) (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/c1a/_