{"title":"C1 zone in Montrose: Commercial 1 (General Commercial)","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Commercial 1 (General Commercial)","group":"Commercial","section":"4.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"General commercial zone","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"General commercial zone","quotes":["4.4 Cl - Commercial 1 Zone (General Commercial)"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Automobile service stations, automobile repair facilities (excluding auto body repairs), car washes, motor boat repair facilities, small engine repair facilities","Automotive sales licensed under the Motor Dealer Act","Bus depots, taxi stands","Business, administrative, professional and government offices and/or storage facilities","Clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations","Eating and drinking establishments including take-out and drive-in restaurants","Financial institutions","Laundromats and dry cleaning establishments","Libraries, art galleries, museums and similar cultural facilities","Medical and dental clinics, and veterinarian services","Municipally operated parking lots and structures","Personal service uses","Post offices","Public service use","Retail stores and shops","Shopping centres","Residential dwelling units combined with a permitted non-residential use (same building, separate entrance, at least 50 m² per unit, located above or behind the non-residential use)"],"quotes":["Automobile service stations, automobile repair facilities (excluding auto body repairs), car","Automotive sales licensed under the provisions of the Motor Dealer Act;","Bus depots, taxi stands;","Business, administrative, professional and government offices and/or storage facilities;","Clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations;","Eating and drinking establishments including take-out and drive-in restaurants;","Financial institutions;","Laundromats and dry cleaning establishments;","Libraries, art galleries, museums and similar cultural facilities;","Medical and dental clinics, and veterinarian services;","Personal service uses;","Post offices;","Retail stores and shops;","Shopping centres;","One or more residential dwelling units located in combination with a permitted non-residential","the minimum floor area is 50 m2 per dwelling unit;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory building or structures"],"quotes":["s) Accessory building or structures."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"230 m² (lots with both community water and sewer); other lots as set in Section 3.1","quotes":["shall be 230 m2.","be as prescribed in Section 3.1."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 m","quotes":["The minimum lot width shall be 20 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50 percent of the gross lot area","quotes":["shall not cover more than 50 percent of the gross lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"A minimum site area of 110 m² for every dwelling unit","quotes":["A minimum site area of 110 m2 shall be required for every dwelling unit located on the lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m","quotes":["a) Principal Buildings 10.5 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["b) Accessory Buildings 4.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m or 20 percent of the lot depth, whichever is less","quotes":["a) From the front lot line 6 m or 20 percent of the lot depth, whichever is the lesser."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m or 20 percent of the lot depth, whichever is less (a roof over a loading area may extend to the rear lot line if supported by columns or piers only)","quotes":["b) From the rear lot line 6 m or 20 percent of the lot depth, whichever is lesser, except","that a roof over a loading area may extend to the rear lot line if","supported by columns or piers only."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m where the lot is adjacent to another zone","quotes":["d) From an interior side lot line 3 m which is adjacent to another zone."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["c) From an exterior side lot line 6 m."]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 30 m","Minimum width of a principal building 5.5 m","Fuel pumps must be at least 4.5 m from any lot line"],"quotes":["The minimum lot depth shall be 30 m.","The minimum width of a principal building shall be 5.5 m.","Fuel pumps for an automobile service station or similar use shall be set back a minimum of 4.5","m from any lot line."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw","url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The PDF text layer has some character errors (for example \"Rl\" for R1, \"Cl\" for C1) and the cover page has no readable text. Later amendments posted separately (for example Bylaw 777 on sea cans and Bylaw 783 of 2024 on accessory dwelling units) are not merged into this text. Section 3 mentions a C3 zone that Part 4 does not establish."},"source_url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=27","place":{"path":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/index.json"}}