{"title":"C1 zone in Kamloops: General Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"General Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"10.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A broad range of commercial uses in and adjacent to mixed-use centres and major neighbourhood centres.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A broad range of commercial uses in and adjacent to mixed-use centres and major neighbourhood centres.","quotes":["The purpose of the C1 zone is to regulate the development of a broad range of commercial"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Alcohol Manufacturer’s Lounge","animal grooming shop","Artisan or Photography Studio","Assembly Use","Communications Facility","Community Care Facility","Cultural Facility","Education/Training Facility","Entertainment Facility","Financial Institution, Minor","funeral home","Hotel/motel","laundry and dry cleaning","Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Units, subject to Section 10.3.7","Neighbourhood Pub, Lounge, or club","Office","off-Street parking","Personal Services","Place of Worship","Recreation Facility, Indoor","Restaurant or Café","Retail Cannabis Sales, subject to Division 3, Section 3.13","Retail Liquor Sales, subject to Division 3, Section 3.14","Retail Trade","veterinary clinic, excluding outdoor kennels"],"quotes":["Alcohol Manufacturer’s Lounge","animal grooming shop","Artisan or Photography Studio","Assembly Use","Communications Facility","Community Care Facility","Cultural Facility","Education/Training Facility","Entertainment Facility","Financial Institution, Minor","funeral home","Hotel/motel","laundry and dry cleaning","Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Units, subject to Section 10.3.7","Neighbourhood Pub, Lounge, or club","Office","off-Street parking","Personal Services","Place of Worship","Recreation Facility, Indoor","Restaurant or Café","Retail Cannabis Sales, subject to Division 3, Section 3.13","Retail Liquor Sales, subject to Division 3, Section 3.14","Retail Trade","veterinary clinic, excluding outdoor kennels"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Food Truck or Trailer","Fruit and Vegetable Stand","Home-Based Business within Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Unit","liquor primary licence accessory to permitted Principal Use","Mobile Food Concession"],"quotes":["Food Truck or Trailer","Fruit and Vegetable Stand","Home-Based Business within Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Unit","liquor primary licence accessory to permitted Principal Use","Mobile Food Concession"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Office, Single-Detached, and Multi-Unit Residential Use only on Lot A, Plan 31348 (172 Battle Street)","Indoor commercial dog kennel, maximum 12 dogs per day, and a residential suite above main floor commercial uses on Lot 5, Plan 193 (839 Victoria Street)"],"quotes":["Office, Single-Detached, and Multi-Unit Residential Use only in the case","(172 Battle Street)","Indoor commercial dog kennel, limited to a maximum of 12 dogs per day,","(839 Victoria"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"278 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 278 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width 9m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage 60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.2 for commercial; 2.4 where development includes Hotels/motels or Multi-Unit Residential Dwellings (in a Transit-Oriented Area 3.5 within 200 m of a Transit Exchange, 2.5 at 201 to 400 m)","quotes":["Maximum Floor Area Ratio, commercial 1.2","Maximum Floor Area Ratio, where 2.4","200 m from a Transit 3.5","201 to 400 m from a Transit 2.5"]},"max_height":{"value":"Commercial 2 Storeys; 6 Storeys where development includes Hotels/motels or Multi-Unit Residential Dwellings (10 Storeys in the North Shore, Sahali, Aberdeen or Valleyview Town Centres or within 200 m of a Transit Exchange in a Transit-Oriented Area); structures may rise 4.5 m above the roof of the principal building","quotes":["Maximum Building Height, commercial 2 Storeys","Maximum Building Height, where 6 Storeys","except where the property is located 10 Storeys","Maximum Structure Height 4.5 m (above roof of principal Building)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"2 m (3 m on Seymour Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue)","quotes":["Minimum Front Yard Setback 2m","except Seymour Street between 3m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m (1.5 m for the part of a building where a door exits directly onto a lane or loading access is provided without a loading stall; where the lot adjoins a residential zone with no intervening lane or street: 3 m for one- or two-Storey buildings, 4.5 m for buildings over two Storeys)","quotes":["Minimum Rear Yard Setback 0.0 m","except for the portion of a Building 1.5 m","one- or two-Storey Buildings 3m","Buildings greater than two 4.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m (where the lot adjoins a residential zone with no intervening lane or street: 3 m for one- or two-Storey buildings, 6 m for buildings over two Storeys)","quotes":["Minimum Side Yard Setback 0m","one- or two-Storey Buildings 3m","Buildings greater than two 6m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2 m","quotes":["Minimum side Street Setback 2m"]},"other":{"value":["Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Units: above the ground floor where at least 40% of the ground floor is used for community-servicing commercial uses; or, if residential is stand-alone or under 40% of the ground floor is commercial, at least 30% of the lot area must be landscaped amenity area","Outdoor storage is not permitted, except at Lot A, Plan 39868 (2079 Falcon Road)","Surface parking is not permitted between the building and a front or side street","At 2600 Trans-Canada Highway West: 6 storeys with hotel/motel or multi-unit residential, maximum 270 multi-unit residential units"],"quotes":["located above the ground floor, where a minimum of 40% of","where less than 40% of the ground","a minimum 30% of the Lot Area is","outdoor storage shall not be permitted, except in the case of Lot A,","(2079 Falcon Road)","parking shall not be permitted between the Building and a front or side Street.","the maximum density shall be 270 multi-unit","(2600 Trans-Canada Highway West)"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)","url":"https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation is placed online for convenience only; it is not the official or legal version, and certified copies are available from Legislative Services at City Hall. Zone T2 (Airport), section 11.6, is repealed and not listed. The bylaw is also published one section per file at https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/138848."},"source_url":"https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=191","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/index.json"}}