---
title: "C1 zone in Houston: Core Commercial"
place: Houston, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/houston
zone: C1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1225, 2026 (adopted October 6, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Houston: Core Commercial

The downtown core of the District, with uses oriented to pedestrian traffic and a full range of services and amenities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** The downtown core of the District, with uses oriented to pedestrian traffic and a full range of services and amenities.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling unit(s); Home Occupation (standard, vacation rental); Mobile Vending; Parking Lot (Dwelling units must be above or to the rear of a first-storey principal use, with a separate entrance.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 300.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.62 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum density:** 70 dwelling units/ha; floor area ratio 3.0
- **Maximum height:** 15.2 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.4 m
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m (with lane); 6.0 m (without lane or abutting residential zones)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 0.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1225, 2026 (adopted October 6, 2026), s. 11.1](https://houston.civicweb.net/document/149520#page=50) (read 2026-11-08)

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