{"title":"C12 zone in Kitimat: Commercial Transition and Interim Residential Dormitory Zone","code":"C12","slug":"c12","name":"Commercial Transition and Interim Residential Dormitory Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"9.5, Subdivision 13","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Hotel, Motel, Recreational Facility, Tourist Information, Temporary Uses in accordance with Part 9, Division 8, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Hotel","Motel","Recreational Facility","Tourist Information","Temporary Uses in accordance with Part 9, Division 8","Residential dormitory until August 31, 2035"],"quotes":["Hotel","Motel","Recreational Facility","Tourist Information","Temporary Uses in accordance with Part 9, Division 8","Residential dormitory until August 31, 2035"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dormitory accessory uses until August 31, 2035: Coffee shop; Restaurant or Dining Lounge; Retail","Buildings and structures necessary to accommodate the requirements of the use","Office, and storage area associated with principal use"],"quotes":["Permitted Accessory Uses to a Residential Dormitory, also","until August 31, 2035","Coffee shop;","Restaurant or Dining Lounge;","iii. Retail","Buildings and structures necessary to accommodate the","Office, and storage area associated with principal use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"3 ha (hotel, motel and other non-dormitory uses); 7.5 ha (Residential Dormitory)","quotes":["Lot Area (Minimum): 3 ha","Lot area (Minimum): 7.5 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"75 metres (non-dormitory uses); 200 metres (Residential Dormitory)","quotes":["Lot Frontage (Minimum): 75 metres","Lot Frontage (Minimum): 200 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10% (non-dormitory uses); 50% (Residential Dormitory)","quotes":["Lot Coverage (Maximum): 10%","Lot Coverage (Maximum): 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.1 (non-dormitory uses). Residential Dormitory: base 200 sleeping accommodation units, more with bonus amenities","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio (Maximum): 0.1","Base Bonus A Bonus B","a. Sleeping 200 Additional 400 Additional 400"]},"max_height":{"value":"12 metres (Residential Dormitory)","quotes":["Height of Building (Maximum): 12 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"9 metres (non-dormitory uses); 4.5 metres (Residential Dormitory)","quotes":["Front Yard (Minimum): 9 metres","Front Yard (Minimum): 4.5 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9 metres (non-dormitory uses); 7.5 metres (Residential Dormitory)","quotes":["Rear Yard (Minimum): 9 metres","Read Yard (Minimum): 7.5 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 metres (non-dormitory uses). Residential Dormitory: dormitory buildings 4.5 metres; building with exclusively accessory uses 3 metres; single storey garage 3 metres","quotes":["Side Yard (Minimum): 4.5 metres","a. Dormitory building(s): 4.5 metres","b. Building with exclusively accessory uses: 3 metres","c. Single storey garage: 3 metres"]},"other":{"value":["The Residential Dormitory use is only permitted until August 31, 2035","No single dormitory building wing may contain more than 200 sleeping accommodation units","Residential Dormitory: minimum distance between buildings 9 metres","Corner lot setbacks (dormitory) are set by section 9.4.1.6"],"quotes":["which are temporal in nature","and only permitted until August 31, 2035","No single dormitory building wing may contain more than 200 sleeping","Distances between Buildings (Minimum): 9 metres","Building Setbacks on a Corner Lot: Refer to 9.4.1.6."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)","url":"https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District calls this a convenience copy and accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions; a certified copy is available from the Director of Corporate Administration. Zoning is not a separate bylaw; it sits in Part 9 of the Municipal Code (the zoning division is Part 9, Division 2)."},"source_url":"https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=468","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/c12/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/c12.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/c12.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/index.json"}}