{"title":"C1 zone in Houston: Core Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Core Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"11.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"The downtown core of the District, with uses oriented to pedestrian traffic and a full range of services and amenities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"The downtown core of the District, with uses oriented to pedestrian traffic and a full range of services and amenities.","quotes":["function as the downtown core of the","full range"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Accommodation, Hotel","Accommodation, Motel","Cannabis Retail","Care Facility, Major","Community and Cultural Facility","Education Services","Entertainment Facility","Licensed Establishment","Medical Offices","Office Services","Personal Services","Recreational Facility, Indoor","Restaurant","Retail Sales","Veterinary Clinic"],"quotes":["Accommodation, Hotel","Accommodation, Motel","Cannabis Retail","Care Facility, Major","Community and Cultural Facility","Education Services","Entertainment Facility","Licensed Establishment","Medical Offices","Office Services","Personal Services","Recreational Facility, Indoor","Restaurant","Retail Sales","Veterinary Clinic"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling unit(s)","Home Occupation (standard, vacation rental)","Mobile Vending","Parking Lot"],"note":"Dwelling units must be above or to the rear of a first-storey principal use, with a separate entrance.","quotes":["Dwelling unit(s)","Home Occupation (see Table 6-4)","Mobile Vending","Parking Lot"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 11, Lot 12 and Lot 13, Plan PRP1005, District Lot 622, Range 5, Coast Range 5 Land District: a car wash is a permitted use"],"quotes":["On lots legally described as Lot 11, Lot 12, and Lot 13, Plan PRP1005, District Lot 622,","a car wash is a permitted use."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"300.0 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area at Subdivision 300.0 m²"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"7.62 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width at Subdivision 7.62 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage 100%"]},"max_density":{"value":"70 dwelling units/ha; floor area ratio 3.0","quotes":["Maximum Density 70 dwelling units/ha","Maximum Floor Area Ratio 3.0"]},"max_height":{"value":"15.2 m","quotes":["Maximum Height 15.2 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.4 m","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 6.4 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Front Lot Line 0.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m (with lane); 6.0 m (without lane or abutting residential zones)","quotes":["Rear Lot Line (with lane) 0.0 m","Rear Lot Line (without lane or abutting 6.0 m","residential zones)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Interior Side Lot Line 0.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Exterior Side Lot Line 0.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 0.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 1.5 m","quotes":["Front Lot Line 0.0 m","Interior Side Lot Line 1.5 m","Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 m","Rear Lot Line 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units must be in a building with other non-residential principal uses, above or to the rear of the first-storey use, with a separate entrance","Dwelling units on the first storey must not exceed 40% of the first storey floor area","Dwelling units cannot be stratified from the rest of the building"],"quotes":["dwelling units must be located above or to the rear of a principal use occurring on the","dwelling units located on the first storey must not exceed 40% of the first storey floor","No dwelling unit shall be stratified under the Strata Property Act"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1225, 2026 (adopted October 6, 2026)","url":"https://houston.civicweb.net/document/149520","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Schedule A of the bylaw is the text; Schedule B (the zoning map) is a separate PDF at https://houston.civicweb.net/document/149524. The document shows \"Updated - N/A\"."},"source_url":"https://houston.civicweb.net/document/149520#page=50","place":{"path":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/zoning/index.json"}}