---
title: "C-1 zone in Masset: Village Commercial"
place: Masset, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/masset
zone: C-1
bylaw: Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (published as a DRAFT)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Masset: Village Commercial

To accommodate commercial development in the Village core.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To accommodate commercial development in the Village core.
- **Main uses:** Childcare Facility, Major; Commercial Entertainment Facility; Cultural and Community Facility; Dwelling Units; Health Services; Hotel; Office; Personal Services; Restaurant; Retail Sales
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Mobile Vending; Parking Lot
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Service stations permitted as a principal use on Lots 29-32, Block 5, D.L. 7, Plan 946; Service stations permitted as a principal use on Lots 15-17, Block 15, D.L. 7, Plan 946
- **Minimum lot area:** 350.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** 2 dwelling units
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.0 m
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 0.0 m, rear 0.0 m, side 0.0 m, exterior side 0.0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum distance between buildings 3.0 m; Maximum impermeable surface coverage 90%; Dwelling units must be above or behind a non-residential use on the first storey, with a separate entrance, and no more than 40% of first storey floor area; Dwelling units cannot be stratified from the rest of the principal building

## Source

- [Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (published as a DRAFT), s. 10.1](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf#page=53) (read 2026-11-08)

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