---
title: "C1 zone in Keremeos: Highway Commercial"
place: Keremeos, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/keremeos
zone: C1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (revised June 10, 2026; consolidated for convenience with amendment bylaws 851-01 to 851-11)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Keremeos: Highway Commercial

General commercial activities in an area that is transitioning to highway commercial development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** General commercial activities in an area that is transitioning to highway commercial development.
- **Main uses:** Alcohol production facility; Eating and drinking establishment; Education facility; Indoor recreation; Library; Mobile business; Office; Personal service establishment; Retail store (An alcohol production facility is subject to Section 14.1.10.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling unit; Accessory buildings or structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 500.0 m² (municipal sewer); 1.0 ha (no municipal sewer)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** One dwelling unit per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m; 6.0 m where adjacent a Residential Zone
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 3.0 m (6.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone), interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Dwelling units must be at the rear of a building on the ground floor, or above the first storey, with separate exterior entrances and no shared hallway with commercial uses.; An alcohol production facility must include an eating and drinking establishment of at least 25% of its gross floor area.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (revised June 10, 2026; consolidated for convenience with amendment bylaws 851-01 to 851-11), s. 14.1](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676#page=61) (read 2026-11-08)

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