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title: "C1 zone in Lake Country: Town Centre Commercial"
place: Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lake-country
zone: C1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Lake Country: Town Centre Commercial

Designate and preserve land for the orderly development of the financial, retail, entertainment, governmental and cultural core of the District.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Designate and preserve land for the orderly development of the financial, retail, entertainment, governmental and cultural core of the District.
- **Main uses:** 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)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Amusement arcade, minor; Apartment housing; Care centres, intermediate; Care centres, minor; Home occupation; Utility services, minor impact
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 200 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 6.0 m
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.5 for commercial-only developments; 3.0 for mixed use (up to 3.5 with a density bonus amenity)
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **Front setback:** 2.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026), s. 16.1](https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated#page=150) (read 2026-11-07)

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