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C-1 zone in New Hazelton: Commercial Downtown

New Hazelton, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeLand 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 area1000 m²
Minimum lot width8 m (lot frontage)
Maximum lot coverage85% (accessory residential, multi-unit residential, hotel/motel/resort and other)
Maximum densityMulti-unit residential: 20 units per ha; 1 accessory residential dwelling; 1 secondary suite
Maximum height10 m (accessory residential, other); 12 m (multi-unit residential, hotel/motel/resort)
Front setback0 m (principal commercial-based building; 5.15 m for service station only); 5 m (principal residential-based building)
Rear setback3 m (commercial-based and residential-based principal buildings)
Interior side setback0 m (principal commercial-based building); 1.5 m (principal residential-based building)
Street side setback0 m (principal commercial-based building); 1.5 m (principal residential-based building)
Accessory building setbacksN/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 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Bylaw 392 republishes the whole zoning bylaw (Schedule A) with small changes (for example it drops the affordable-housing density bonus in R-3). The original Bylaw 389 is at https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/BL-389-Zoning.pdf. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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