{"title":"VC zone in Keremeos: Village Centre","code":"VC","slug":"vc","name":"Village Centre","group":"Mixed use","section":"13.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mixed use residential and commercial village center area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mixed use residential and commercial village center area.","quotes":["Intent: to provide a zone for a mixed use residential and commercial village center area."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Alcohol production facility","Apartment buildings","Art gallery","Artisan studio","Assembly","Cannabis retail store","Child care centre","Eating and drinking establishment","Educational facility","Funeral service","Hotel","Indoor recreation","Library","Mobile business","Museum","Office","Personal service establishment","Retail store","Townhouse"],"note":"Alcohol production facilities and apartment buildings are subject to Section 13.1.10.","quotes":["alcohol production facility, subject to Section 13.1.10;","apartment buildings, subject to Section 13.1.10;","art gallery;","artisan studio;","assembly;","cannabis retail store;","child care centre;","eating and drinking establishment;","educational facility;","funeral service;","hotel;","indoor recreation;","library;","mobile business;","museum;","office;","personal service establishment;","retail store;","townhouse;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling unit (subject to Section 13.1.9)","Accessory buildings or structures"],"quotes":["dwelling unit, subject to Section 13.1.9; and","accessory buildings or structures, subject to Section 7.1."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 1, Block 80, Plan KAP300, District Lot 174, SDYD (503 7th Avenue): \"service industry establishment\" also permitted as a principal use, excluding sales, rental and repair of heavy equipment and farm implements; custodial services; metalworking, machining and woodworking; and plumbing and heating sales; storage and repair","Lot 29, Block 71, Plan KAP300, District Lot 174, SDYD (604 7th Avenue): \"service industry establishment\" also permitted as a principal use, with the same exclusions","Lot 1, Plan KAP85848, District Lot 174, SDYD (715 7th Avenue): a motel may include not less than four sleeping units; a sleeping unit may include cooking facilities; a sleeping unit in a motel may be used for a residential tenancy of at least one month"],"quotes":["Lot 1, Block 80, Plan KAP300, District Lot 174,","but excluding sales, rental and repair","Lot 29, Block 71, Plan KAP300, District Lot 174,","Lot 1, Plan KAP85848, District Lot 174, SDYD (715","may include not less than four (4) sleeping units;","may include cooking facilities; and","term of at least one (1) month."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.1 ha (municipal sewer); 1.0 ha (no municipal sewer)","quotes":["0.1 ha, when connected to the municipal sewer system; or","1.0 ha, when not connected to the municipal sewer system."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"4.5 metres","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Width for Subdivision:","a) 4.5 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%","quotes":["Maximum Parcel Coverage:","a) 100%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 3.0","quotes":["Maximum Floor Area Ratio:","a) 3.0"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["No building or structure shall exceed a height of 12.0 metres;"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["No accessory building or structure shall exceed a height of 5.0 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Front parcel line 0.0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m; 6.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone (no lane); 3.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone (lane)","quotes":["adjacent a Residential Zone (no lane) 6.0 metres","adjacent a Residential Zone (lane) 3.0 metres","adjacent all other Zones 0.0 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Interior side parcel line 0.0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Exterior side parcel line 0.0 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 0.0 m, rear 0.0 m (6.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with no lane; 3.0 m with a lane), interior side 0.0 m, exterior side 0.0 m","quotes":["Front parcel line 0.0 metres","adjacent a Residential Zone (no lane) 6.0 metres","adjacent a Residential Zone (lane) 3.0 metres","Interior side parcel line 0.0 metres","Exterior side parcel line 0.0 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units must be above the first storey of buildings fronting 7th Avenue west of 7th Street, and ground floor residential use is prohibited there.","Dwelling units need separate exterior entrances and cannot share a hallway with commercial uses.","No cannabis retail store within 1,000 metres of another cannabis retail store.","An alcohol production facility must include an eating and drinking establishment of at least 25% of its gross floor area."],"quotes":["Dwelling units shall be located above the first storey of any building with a","The residential use of the ground floor of a building fronting 7th Avenue west of","Dwelling units shall have separate entrances from the exterior of the building","No cannabis retail store may occur within 1,000 metres of another cannabis","component that is not less than 25% of the total gross floor area of the alcohol"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (revised June 10, 2026; consolidated for convenience with amendment bylaws 851-01 to 851-11)","url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Consolidated for convenience. Section 5.1 also lists RS2, RS3 and RD1 but the consolidation has no section for them."},"source_url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676#page=56","place":{"path":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning/vc/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning/vc.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning/vc.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning/index.json"}}