---
title: "C1a zone in Montrose: Commercial 1 (Mixed Use Commercial)"
place: Montrose, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/montrose
zone: C1a
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/c1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/c1a.json"
---

# C1a zone in Montrose: Commercial 1 (Mixed Use Commercial)

Mixed use commercial zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Mixed use commercial zone
- **Main uses:** 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); Single family dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building or structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 230 m² (lots with both community water and sewer); other lots as set in Section 3.1
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50 percent of the gross lot area
- **Maximum density:** A minimum site area of 110 m² for every dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m or 20 percent of the lot depth, whichever is less
- **Rear setback:** 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)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m where the lot is adjacent to another zone
- **Street side setback:** 6 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, s. 4.5](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=29) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Montrose: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/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/montrose/zoning/c1a/_