VC zone in Keremeos: Village Centre

Keremeos, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

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 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Consolidated for convenience. Section 5.1 also lists RS2, RS3 and RD1 but the consolidation has no section for them. 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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