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title: "CH1 zone in Mission: Commercial Highway One"
place: Mission, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/mission
zone: CH1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020 (City of Mission consolidation, includes amending bylaws adopted through September 21, 2026 (Bylaw 6434-2026))
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/zoning/ch1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/zoning/ch1.json"
---

# CH1 zone in Mission: Commercial Highway One

Provide a broad range of businesses serving the general retail, office, service and shopping needs of the community, on Commercial land near Highway 7 and 11.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide a broad range of businesses serving the general retail, office, service and shopping needs of the community, on Commercial land near Highway 7 and 11.
- **Main uses:** Hotel; Motel; Cultural Assembly; Adult Entertainment Establishment; Arcade; Banquet Hall; Bowling Alley; Cinema; Night Club; Pool and Billiards Hall; Restaurant (Major); Restaurant (Minor); Industry (Light Manufacturing); Child Care Centre; Civic Assembly; College; Education Facility; University; Car Wash; Parking Lot; Vehicle Rental; Vehicle Service; Office (General Use); Office (Medical Office); Barbershop; Body Art and Tattoo Parlour; Drycleaner; Hair and Body Salon; Spa; Tailor; Indoor Recreation Facility; Apartment (must be part of a commercial building, not on the first Storey, and the only use in its Storey); Auction-Retail; Cannabis Retail Store (max one per property; not within 250 m of a school; not within 150 m of another one in Mission City Downtown or Neighbourhood Centre); Liquor Store; Pawnshop (not within 100.0 m of a DT1 property); Retail (Food Store); Retail (Major); Retail, (Minor); Retail (Pharmacy); Second Hand Store; Shopping Centre; Tobacconist (not within 100.0 m of a DT1 property); Animal Daycare; Beverage Container Return Centre; Cheque Cashing and Payday Loans (not within 100.0 m of a DT1 property); Community Service; Crematorium (not permitted on a Lot that contains a Dwelling Unit); Drive-through Service; Financial Services; Funeral Parlour; General Service Use; Veterinary Clinic
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Accessory Structure; Dormitory (accessory to College or University only); Enclosed Storage (Shipping Container); Office (Administrative Use); Home Occupation; Conference Centre (accessory to Hotel only); Enclosed Storage
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.2 ha (Applies to lots created by subdivision.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 2.0; up to 2.25 with Level I density bonus and up to 2.5 with Level II (housing agreement with rental units required; only on Commercial lots identified in Section 113)
- **Maximum height:** 14.0 m (19.1 m with density bonus)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 4.5 m, interior side 4.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 6.0 m from undevelopable areas; Off-street parking and loading spaces are not permitted within the required setbacks; Residential parking must be within the building envelope, including underground

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020 (City of Mission consolidation, includes amending bylaws adopted through September 21, 2026 (Bylaw 6434-2026)), s. 1403](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf#page=236) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Mission: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/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/mission/zoning/ch1/_