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C1 zone in Hazelton: Downtown Commercial

Hazelton, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Provides for the Historic Downtown commercial core

Zone rules

PurposeProvides for the Historic Downtown commercial core
Main uses
  • Retail use
  • Service commercial
  • Personal establishments
  • Entertainment Centre
  • Travel accommodation
  • Offices
  • Assembly hall
  • Residential in tandem with any commercial use
  • Retail sale of cannabis (not permitted in other zones)
Minimum lot area400 m² (4,305 ft²)
Maximum height12 metres (39.3 feet), measured from sidewalk
Other rules
  • Commercial and residential uses in the same building each need a separate exterior entrance
  • Commercial storage abutting residential property needs a 2.5 metres (8 feet) solid fence built by the commercial property
  • Where the Flood Plain is shown on Schedule A, the Flood Plain Development Permit Area Guidelines (Schedule B) apply
  • Building form and design must consider the Historic Downtown Development Permit Area Guidelines (Schedules C and D)

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015 (unofficial consolidation updated July 19, 2023; includes Bylaws 494, 518, 524, 529), s. 6.1 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The Village's consolidation is marked "Unofficial Consolidation"; where it differs from the original bylaw and amending bylaws, those prevail. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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