---
title: "C-1 zone in Hope: Local Commercial"
place: Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hope
zone: C-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Hope: Local Commercial

Commercial establishments serving the needs of a neighbourhood or community, not located on an arterial highway.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial establishments serving the needs of a neighbourhood or community, not located on an arterial highway.
- **Main uses:** Commercial service use; Commercial vehicle storage; Convenience store; Entertainment facility; Restaurant; Retail store; Service station; Vehicle sales or rental operation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Home based business; One or more dwelling unit accessory to any of the principal uses permitted in this zone; Restaurant; Service station; Video games arcade (Accessory dwelling units must be above the ground floor; an accessory restaurant is limited to 70 square metres (~753 square feet); a video games arcade to 10 games.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 square metres (~10,760 square feet) with community water and sewer; 0.4 hectares (~1 acre) with only one of the two; 1 hectare (~2.5 acres) with neither
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the parcel perimeter or 30 metres (~97.5 feet), whichever is greater
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum height:** 10 metres (~33 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 metres (~16.5 feet)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres (~20 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres (~10 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 3 metres (~10 feet)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 metres (~25 feet), rear 6 metres (~20 feet), interior side 3 metres (~10 feet), exterior side 3 metres (~10 feet)
- **Other rules:** Commercial service use floor area no more than 100 square metres (~1,076 square feet); Convenience store floor area no more than 240 square metres (~2,582 square feet); Fuel islands within a service station must be 6 metres (~20 feet) from all lot lines

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025), s. 11.2](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025#page=76) (read 2026-11-07)

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