---
title: "C1 zone in Kitimat: City Centre Zone"
place: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kitimat
zone: C1
bylaw: "Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Kitimat: City Centre Zone

Main uses: Bank, Brewery, Cannabis Retail, Cidery, Community College, and 26 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Bank; Brewery; Cannabis Retail; Cidery; Community College; Courthouse; Cultural Activities; Day Care (Adult); Day Care (Child); Distillery; Dry Cleaning and Laundry; Hotel; Library; Meadery; Motel; Municipal, Provincial, Federal Offices; Museum; Offices; Personal Service Shops; Police Station; Public Assembly; Recreation; Residential when combined with permitted commercial uses; Restaurants; Retail Trade; Service Station; Temporary Uses: in accordance with Part 9, Division 8; Transportation; Veterinary Hospital; Veterinary Office; Winery
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Extreme Weather Refuge, at Lot A, District Lot 6037, Plan 9891; Social Housing, at Lot A, District Lot 6037, Plan 9891; Enclosed Mini Storage Facility at the current lowest level of Lot 2 Block 1006 District Lot 6037 Range 5 Coast District Plan 5439, PID: 010-468-153
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%; 25% for service station
- **Maximum density:** Residential: maximum one dwelling unit for each 90 m² gross leasable commercial area
- **Front setback:** 4.5 metres for fuel pumps
- **Other rules:** Dwelling units cannot be located at or below grade, or below a commercial premise; Storage tanks for liquified petroleum gas limited to 5,000 litres total capacity; All off-street parking is dedicated to the municipality to form communal parking areas; 1.5 m² of parking per m² of G.L.A. with exceptions; Liquor primary licence eligible for: Community College, Cultural Activity, Dry Cleaning and Laundry, Hotel, Museum, Personal Service Shop, Public Assembly, Recreation, Restaurant, Retail Trade

## Source

- [Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones), s. 9.5, Subdivision 2](https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=447) (read 2026-11-07)

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