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title: "VC zone in Keremeos: Village Centre"
place: Keremeos, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/keremeos
zone: VC
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/vc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning/vc.json"
---

# VC zone in Keremeos: Village Centre

A mixed use residential and commercial village center area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mixed use residential and commercial village center area.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Alcohol production facilities and apartment buildings are subject to Section 13.1.10.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling unit (subject to Section 13.1.9); Accessory buildings or structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.1 ha (municipal sewer); 1.0 ha (no municipal sewer)
- **Minimum lot width:** 4.5 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 3.0
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m; 6.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone (no lane); 3.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone (lane)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (revised June 10, 2026; consolidated for convenience with amendment bylaws 851-01 to 851-11), s. 13.1](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676#page=56) (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/vc/_