---
title: "C1 zone in Kamloops: General Commercial"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kamloops
zone: C1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Kamloops: General Commercial

A broad range of commercial uses in and adjacent to mixed-use centres and major neighbourhood centres.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A broad range of commercial uses in and adjacent to mixed-use centres and major neighbourhood centres.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 278 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 9 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Front setback:** 2 m (3 m on Seymour Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue)
- **Rear setback:** 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)
- **Interior side setback:** 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)
- **Street side setback:** 2 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026), s. 10.3](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=191) (read 2026-11-07)

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