{"title":"C13 zone in Kitimat: HTC Mixed Use Commercial/Residential Zone (Haisla Town Centre)","code":"C13","slug":"c13","name":"HTC Mixed Use Commercial/Residential Zone (Haisla Town Centre)","group":"Mixed use","section":"9.5, Subdivision 14","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Bank, Hotel, Motion Picture Theatre, Offices, Personal Service Shops, and 4 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Bank","Hotel","Motion Picture Theatre","Offices","Personal Service Shops","Retail Trade (GLA of 750 sq m or less)","Restaurant","Temporary Uses: In accordance with Part 9, Division 8","Multi-Family Residence (conditions apply)"],"quotes":["Bank","Hotel","Motion Picture Theatre","Offices","Personal Service Shops","Retail Trade (GLA of 750 sq m or less)","Restaurant","Temporary Uses: In accordance with Part 9, Division 8","Multi-Family Residence is permitted as principal use provided:"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dry Cleaning Establishment","Cultural Activities","Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Public Assembly","Tourist Information","Home Business Address","Home Occupation","Daycare (Child)","Daycare (Adult)"],"quotes":["Dry Cleaning Establishment","Cultural Activities","Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Public Assembly","Tourist Information","Home Business Address","Home Occupation","Daycare (Child)","Daycare (Adult)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Commercial uses combined: 1.5 ha. Apartment: 185 sq m per dwelling unit, minimum 1.0 ha per building","quotes":["All Commercial Uses combined - 1.5 ha","Apartment: 185 sq m per dwelling unit, subject","to a minimum of 1.0ha per building"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Commercial uses combined minimum: 50 metres along Lahakas Boulevard North and 125 metres along Haisla Boulevard. Apartment: minimum 68m per apartment building","quotes":["a. 50 metres along Lahakas Boulevard North","b. 125 metres along Haisla Boulevard","a. Minimum 68m per apartment building"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25% (residential)","quotes":["Lot Coverage (Maximum): 25%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Commercial: floor area ratio 2.0. Residential: floor area ratio 0.75; apartment buildings maximum 3 in the zone, maximum 50 dwelling units per building and 150 in total","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio (Maximum): 2.0","Floor Area Ratio (Maximum): 0.75","apartment building (maximum 3 buildings within the C13 HTC","a. 50 per building; and","b. 150 combined total within this zone"]},"max_height":{"value":"22 metres (commercial); 20m or 5 residential storeys, whichever is less (residential)","quotes":["Height of Buildings (Maximum): 22 metres","Height of Building (Maximum): 20m or 5 residential storeys, whichever"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.5 metres (commercial); 1.5m (residential). No building may be located within 5.0m of Lahakas Boulevard North or Haisla Boulevard","quotes":["Front Yard (Minimum): 1.5 metres","Front Yard (Minimum): 1.5m","a. 5.0m of Lahakas Boulevard North","d. 5.0m of Haisla Boulevard;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 metres (commercial); 75m (residential, as written in the bylaw)","quotes":["Rear Yard (Minimum): 1.5 metres","Rear Yard (Minimum): 75m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 metres (commercial); 1.5m (residential)","quotes":["Side Yard (Minimum): 1.5 metres","Side Yard (Minimum): 1.5m"]},"other":{"value":["No building may be located within 85m of Albatross Avenue or within 1.5m of the existing park at the southwest corner of the property","Retail Trade is limited to 750 sq m per distinct unit","Multi-family residence is allowed only while a principal commercial use is established; independently until 31 December 2029, or with a secondary commercial use until 31 December 2039","Minimum distance between apartment buildings 5.0m"],"quotes":["b. 85m of Albatross Avenue","e. 1.5m of the existing Park located at the southwest corner of","Area for Retail Trade (Maximum): 750 sq m per distinct unit","i. independently until 31 December 2029; or","provided a secondary commercial use under section","9.5.14.2 is established and ongoing within the C13","until 31 December 2039.","Distances Between Buildings (Minimum): apartment buildings: 5.0m"]}},"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=473","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/c13/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/c13.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/c13.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/index.json"}}