---
title: "C-1 zone in Lions Bay: Commercial - Neighbourhood"
place: Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lions-bay
zone: C-1
bylaw: Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (office consolidation, including Bylaw No. 650 of December 2, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Lions Bay: Commercial - Neighbourhood

Main uses: Convenience store, Retail store, Office, bank, Personal services establishment, Restaurant, excluding drive-in restaurant, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Convenience store; Retail store; Office, bank; Personal services establishment; Restaurant, excluding drive-in restaurant; Apartment
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** None permitted
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60 percent
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 metres or two storeys, whichever is greater
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Other rules:** Convenience store maximum gross floor area 340 m²; One off-street loading space required; not allowed in the required side setback area; Only one principal building per parcel

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (office consolidation, including Bylaw No. 650 of December 2, 2025), s. 9](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf#page=30) (read 2026-11-08)

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