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title: "C-1 zone in New Hazelton: Commercial Downtown"
place: New Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-hazelton
zone: C-1
bylaw: District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as restated by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in New Hazelton: Commercial Downtown

Land for a mixture of business services, personal services and residential uses, as the central commercial core.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Land for a mixture of business services, personal services and residential uses, as the central commercial core.
- **Main uses:** Animal Hospital; Automotive and Recreation Vehicle Services; Bakery; Building Supplies; Bulk Fueling Station; Business Support Services; Cannabis Retail Sales; Car Wash; Convenience Store; Craft Brewery/Distillery; Entertainment Facility and Theatre; Financial Institution; Food Services; Gas Station; Greenhouses and Plant Nursery; Grocery Store; Guide and Tour Services; Health and Wellness Services; High Technology Research and Product Design; Hostel; Hotel/Motel; Laundromat/Drycleaner; Liquor Store; Mini Storage; Mixed Use; Multi-Unit Residential; Office; Personal Services Establishment; Postal and Courier Services; Recreation Services; Recycling Facilities; Retail Commercial; Service Station; Transportation Depot; Vaping Retail Sales
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building
- **Minimum lot area:** 1000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 8 m (lot frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 85% (accessory residential, multi-unit residential, hotel/motel/resort and other)
- **Maximum density:** Multi-unit residential: 20 units per ha; 1 accessory residential dwelling; 1 secondary suite
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (accessory residential, other); 12 m (multi-unit residential, hotel/motel/resort)
- **Front setback:** 0 m (principal commercial-based building; 5.15 m for service station only); 5 m (principal residential-based building)
- **Rear setback:** 3 m (commercial-based and residential-based principal buildings)
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m (principal commercial-based building); 1.5 m (principal residential-based building)
- **Street side setback:** 0 m (principal commercial-based building); 1.5 m (principal residential-based building)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** N/A (no setbacks stated)
- **Other rules:** Minimum unit size 40 m² (accessory residential, secondary suite, multi-unit residential); multi-unit: bachelor 28 m², one bedroom 51 m², two bedroom 65 m²; Maximum unit size 70 m² (accessory residential, secondary suite); 120 m² (multi-unit residential); Residential use in place before the bylaw took effect is considered permitted

## Source

- [District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as restated by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026), s. 4.7](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf#page=29) (read 2026-11-08)

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