{"title":"C1 zone in Lake Country: Town Centre Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Town Centre Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"16.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Designate and preserve land for the orderly development of the financial, retail, entertainment, governmental and cultural core of the District.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Designate and preserve land for the orderly development of the financial, retail, entertainment, governmental and cultural core of the District.","quotes":["The purpose is to designate and preserve land for the orderly development of the","financial, retail, entertainment, governmental and cultural core of the District."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Amusement arcade, major","Animal clinic, minor","Apartment hotels","Boarding or lodging houses","Broadcasting studios","Breweries and distilleries, minor","Business support services","Cannabis dispensary","Care centres, major","Commercial schools","Community recreation services","Congregate housing","Custom indoor manufacturing","Emergency and protective services","Financial services","Food primary establishment","Funeral services","Gaming facilities","Government services","Health services","Hotels","Household repair services","Licensee retail liquor store","Liquor primary establishment, major (C1lp only)","Liquor primary establishment, minor","Non-accessory parking","Offices","Participant recreation services, indoor","Personal service establishments","Assembly Use","Private education services","Public education services","Public libraries and cultural exhibits","Public parks","Religious assemblies","Retail stores, convenience","Retail stores, general","Spectator entertainment establishments","Spectator sports establishments","Temporary shelter services","Used goods stores","Drive-in restaurants (only on listed lots, see site specific)"],"quotes":["amusement arcade, major","animal clinic, minor","apartment hotels","boarding or lodging houses","broadcasting studios","breweries and distilleries, minor","business support services","cannabis dispensary","care centres, major","commercial schools","community recreation services","congregate housing","custom indoor manufacturing","emergency and protective services","financial services","food primary establishment","funeral services","gaming facilities","government services","health services","hotels","household repair services","licensee retail liquor store","liquor primary establishment, major (C1lp only)","liquor primary establishment, minor","non-accessory parking","offices","participant recreation services, indoor","personal service establishments","Assembly Use","private education services","public education services","public libraries and cultural exhibits","public parks","religious assemblies","retail stores, convenience","retail stores, general","spectator entertainment establishments","spectator sports establishments","temporary shelter services","used goods stores","drive-in restaurants (Lot A, Plan KAP84477"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Amusement arcade, minor","Apartment housing","Care centres, intermediate","Care centres, minor","Home occupation","Utility services, minor impact"],"quotes":["amusement arcade, minor","apartment housing","care centres, intermediate","care centres, minor","home occupation","utility services, minor impact"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Drive-in restaurants on Lot A, Plan KAP84477; Lot A, Plan KAP49388; Lot A, Plan KAP 72918; Lot B, Plan EPP39983; Lot C Plan 12891","Lot B, DL 118, Sect. 10, TWP 20, O.D.Y.D., Plan 22191: floor area ratio increased by a factor of 1.4"],"quotes":["drive-in restaurants (Lot A, Plan KAP84477; Lot A, Plan KAP49388; Lot A, Plan","KAP 72918; Lot B, Plan EPP39983; Lot C Plan 12891)","(a) The Floor Area Ratio for Lot B, DL 118, Sect. 10, TWP 20, O.D.Y.D., Plan","22191 or portion thereof shall be the value determined in accordance with","section 16.1.5 (a) increased by a factor of 1.4."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"200 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 200 m²."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum lot width is 6.0 m."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.5 for commercial-only developments; 3.0 for mixed use (up to 3.5 with a density bonus amenity)","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio for developments having only commercial uses","is 1.5. For mixed use developments, the maximum floor area ratio is 3.0,","except it is up to 3.5 where the developer has provided an amenity in"]},"max_height":{"value":"Apartments/apartment hotels: lesser of 12.4 m or 3 storeys (lesser of 22.0 m or 6 storeys with a density bonus amenity); other uses: lesser of 12.4 m or 3 storeys (lesser of 16.5 m or 4 storeys with a density bonus amenity)","quotes":["(i) Apartment/Apartment Hotels: the lesser of 12.4 m or 3 storeys, except","height is the lesser of 22.0 m or 6 storeys.","(ii) Other Uses: the lesser of 12.4 m or 3 storeys, except when the","the lesser of 16.5 m or 4 storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"2.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 2.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["The minimum rear yard is 0.0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["The minimum side yard is 0.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["A mixed use building must have a commercial use on the first floor occupying at least 90% of any street frontage and 50% of the gross floor area of the main floor.","A maximum of 125% of required parking is permitted.","Private open space: 6.0 m² per bachelor dwelling, 10.0 m² per 1 bedroom dwelling, 15.0 m² per dwelling with more than 1 bedroom.","The C1lp zone adds liquor primary establishment, major as a permitted use."],"quotes":["commercial use on the first floor which must occupy a minimum of 90% of","any street frontage and a minimum of 50% of the gross floor area of the","parking is permitted.","In the C1 – Town Centre Commercial zone, a maximum of 125% of required","A minimum area of 6.0 m² of private open space shall be provided per","bedroom dwelling, and 15.0 m² of private open space shall be provided per","bachelor dwelling, 10.0 m² of private open space shall be provided per 1","liquor primary establishment, major (C1lp only)","C1lp – Town Centre Commercial (Liquor Primary)"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"A consolidated copy to be used for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time to verify accuracy and completeness. The bylaw's own zone table also lists DC6 (Direct Control 6), but that section is marked deleted by Bylaw 719 and is not listed below."},"source_url":"https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated#page=150","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/index.json"}}