{"title":"C 1A zone in District of North Vancouver: Local Commercial Zone 1A","code":"C 1A","slug":"c-1a","name":"Local Commercial Zone 1A","group":"Commercial","section":"610","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Day to day convenience shopping needs of residents on small sites within residential neighbourhoods","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Day to day convenience shopping needs of residents on small sites within residential neighbourhoods","quotes":["accommodate the day to day convenience shopping","needs of residents on small sites within residential neighborhoods."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Local commercial purposes","Residential purposes"],"note":"Local commercial purposes are confined to the lower floor and limited to 186 m2 (2000 sq.ft.); only one dwelling unit, inside the commercial building.","quotes":["local commercial purposes","residential purposes","612.1 local commercial purposes shall be confined to the lower floor of a building;","612.2 local commercial purposes shall not exceed a floor area of 186 m2 (2000"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Administrative offices","Storage"],"quotes":["administrative offices","storage"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Building coverage 40%; site coverage 60%","quotes":["shall not occupy more than 40%","shall not occupy more than of 60% of"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 0.55","quotes":["The floor space ratio in the C1A Zone is 0.55;"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.1m (30 ft.) or 0.65 times the lot width, whichever is less","quotes":["shall not exceed a height of 9.1m","(30 ft.) or 0.65 times the lot width whichever is the lesser;"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Garage or carport at the rear: 3.7m (12 ft.)","quotes":["3.7m (12 ft.) in height may be built to the rear of the principal"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Garage or carport (up to 37.2m2) at the rear: not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear lot line","quotes":["a garage or carport not exceeding 37.2m2 (400 sq.ft.) in area and","building but not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear lot line;"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling unit must have a separate entrance from ground level and a private amenity area of at least 18.6m2 (200 sq.ft.)","Dwelling unit must contain at least 55.7m2 (600 sq.ft.) plus 9.3m2 (100 sq.ft.) per bedroom","Landscape screen required where the site abuts a residential or public assembly zone"],"quotes":["a private amenity area of a minimum of 18.6m2 (200 sq.ft.); and","shall contain a minimum of 55.7m2 (600 sq.ft.) of floor area plus an","additional 9.3m2 (100 sq.ft.) of floor area for each bedroom;","614.2 Where a C1A site abuts, or is across a lane from, a lot in a residential or"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026","url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; certified copies of the original bylaws prevail. The R1 and R2 zones (Section 525, Bylaw 8799) are listed in the consolidation's zone table but their regulations are published in a separate District document, so those two zones carry their own source_url. The zoning guide for Section 525 is saved after the main bylaw in text.txt. Comprehensive Development zones that are repealed, abandoned or defeated are not listed."},"source_url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=822","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c-1a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c-1a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c-1a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}