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title: "C-1 zone in Ladysmith: Local Commercial"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: C-1
bylaw: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Ladysmith: Local Commercial

Accommodate small-scale neighbourhood commercial operations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate small-scale neighbourhood commercial operations.
- **Main uses:** Single Unit Dwelling; Two Unit Dwelling; Multiple Unit Dwelling; Townhouse Dwelling; Convenience Store; Restaurant; Coffee Shop; Personal Service Establishment; Office; Artist Studio (Principal commercial uses are only permitted within the first storey of a building.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suite; Coach House Dwelling; Home Based Business; Urban Agriculture; Bed and Breakfast
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 5 Block 1399 Oyster District Plan VIP75559 (PID: 025-708-660): residential use is not permitted; where a parcel is on a lane, minimum parcel area 460 square metres and minimum frontage 13.5 metres; 202/204 Dogwood Drive (Lots 2, 3 and 4 Suburban Lot 9 Oyster District Plan 1009, consolidated): Neighbourhood Pub is a permitted principal use, up to 200 square metres gross floor area
- **Minimum lot area:** 668 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.28 metres (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40 percent where only a single dwelling is on the parcel; 60.0 percent where more than one dwelling unit or a dwelling and a non-residential use
- **Maximum density:** Parcels greater than 4,050.0 m²: two units; less than 280.0 m²: three units; between 280.0 m² and 4,050.0 m²: four units
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 metres
- **Front setback:** 2.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres; a Townhouse Dwelling may be 0 metres from interior side parcel lines
- **Street side setback:** 1.2 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 metres; side (interior or exterior) 1.0 metre; rear 1.0 metre (accessory buildings up to 10.0 m²)
- **Other rules:** Any one commercial use may be up to 100.0 square metres of gross floor area; Single Unit Dwelling floor area up to 240.0 square metres where only one dwelling unit is on a parcel

## Source

- [Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 11.1](https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=105) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Ladysmith: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/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/ladysmith/zoning/c-1/_