{"title":"C1 zone in Merritt: Recreational Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Recreational Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"7.13","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial facilities which are primarily recreational in nature.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial facilities which are primarily recreational in nature.","quotes":["The purpose of the Recreational Commercial zone is to provide commercial facilities"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Campground","Commercial Recreation Services","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Participant Recreation Services, Outdoor"],"quotes":["a. Campground;","b. Commercial Recreation Services;","c. Participant Recreation Services, Indoor;","d. Participant Recreation Services, Outdoor."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Administrative Office","Food Primary Establishment","Mobile Retail Vendor","Retail Store, Convenience","Dwelling, Single Detached or Modular Home, for a caretaker's Dwelling"],"quotes":["a. Administrative Office;","b. Food Primary Establishment;","c. Mobile Retail Vendor;","d. Retail Store, Convenience;","e. Dwelling, Single Detached or Modular Home, for a caretaker’s Dwelling."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot C, District Lot 122, Plan KAP55868 (2845 Neilson Street): outdoor theatre, one Convenience Retail Store (maximum Floor Area of 200 m2), one propane Filling Station and one minor RV maintenance shop also permitted as Secondary Uses to serve a recreational vehicle park"],"quotes":["KAP55868 (2845 Neilson Street) the following Uses are also permitted: outdoor","theatre, one Convenience Retail Store (maximum Floor Area of 200 m2), one","propane Filling Station and one minor RV maintenance shop as Secondary Uses"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"450 m²","quotes":["All types 450 m2 15 metres 30 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 metres","quotes":["All types 450 m2 15 metres 30 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (up to 65% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel area)","quotes":["50%, except","increased to a maximum of 65% with use of permeable surface materials for","driveways and/or pathways on at least 15% of the total Parcel area."]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 14 metres or 3 storeys; caretaker Dwelling (Single Detached or Modular Home): lesser of 11 metres or 2.5 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 14","metres or 3","Lesser of 11","metres or 2.5"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 5","metres or 1.5"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["All types 6 metres 1.2 metres 2.8 metres 6 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["All types 6 metres 1.2 metres 2.8 metres 6 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 metres","quotes":["All types 6 metres 1.2 metres 2.8 metres 6 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.8 metres","quotes":["All types 6 metres 1.2 metres 2.8 metres 6 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: Front Building Line; side 1.2 metres; rear 1.2 metres","quotes":["All types Building 1.2 metres 1.2 metres 1.2 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum separation: 3 metres between the Principal Building and a caretaker Dwelling; 1.5 metres between Accessory Buildings and other Structures","Modular Homes must be on a permanent foundation and meet CSA A277"],"quotes":["c. Minimum separation between the Principal Building and a caretaker Dwelling is 3","metres, and the minimum separation between Accessory Buildings and other","Structures is 1.5 metres, except Shipping Containers which have a minimum","a. All Modular Homes must be on a permanent foundation and meet CSA A277."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)","url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation does not have legal force; contact City Hall to confirm the status of the bylaw. Section 7.27 (Comprehensive Development framework) sets rules for creating CD zones and is not itself a zone. Sections 7.5 and 7.9 are deleted."},"source_url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=125","place":{"path":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}