{"title":"C9A zone in Lake Country: Tourist Commercial","code":"C9A","slug":"c9a","name":"Tourist Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"16.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Designate and preserve land for the orderly development of commercial facilities and services for visitors, encouraging a mix of commercial developments in a walkable urban setting.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Designate and preserve land for the orderly development of commercial facilities and services for visitors, encouraging a mix of commercial developments in a walkable urban setting.","quotes":["The purpose is to designate and preserve land for the orderly development of","commercial facilities and services for visitors to the community, encouraging","a mix of commercial developments in a walkable urban setting."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Breweries and distilleries, minor","Food primary establishment","Liquor primary establishment, minor","Hotels","Motels","Participant recreation services, indoor","Spectator entertainment establishments"],"quotes":["breweries and distilleries, minor","food primary establishment","liquor primary establishment, minor","hotels","motels","participant recreation services, indoor","spectator entertainment establishments"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Licensee retail liquor store","Offices","Personal service establishments","Residential security operator unit","Retail stores, convenience"],"quotes":["licensee retail liquor store","offices","personal service establishments","residential security operator unit","retail stores, convenience"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1800 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 1800 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m","quotes":["The minimum lot width is 30.0 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["The maximum site coverage is 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.5","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio is 1.5"]},"max_height":{"value":"Hotels: 12.4m or 3 storeys (lesser of 22.0m or 6 storeys with a density bonus amenity); other uses: lesser of 12.4m or 3 storeys","quotes":["(i) Hotels: 12.4m or 3 storeys, except when the developer has provided an","section 7.18, the maximum height is the lesser of 22.0m or 6 storeys.","(ii) Other Uses: the lesser of 12.4m or 3 storeys"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 6.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["The minimum rear yard is 4.5m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum side yard is 3.0m except that it is 4.5m on a flanking street."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m on a flanking street","quotes":["The minimum side yard is 3.0m except that it is 4.5m on a flanking street."]},"other":{"value":["Offices are limited to those secondary to and serving the principal use.","A building with hotel, motel and office uses must locate other higher-traffic commercial uses on the first 1-2 storeys."],"quotes":["(a) Offices are limited to those secondary to and serving the principal use","(b) A building incorporating hotel, motel and office uses shall locate other","commercial uses with higher traffic on the first 1-2 storeys of development."]}},"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=158","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/c9a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/c9a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/c9a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/index.json"}}