C1 zone in Kamloops: General Commercial

Kamloops, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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