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title: "C 1A zone in District of North Vancouver: Local Commercial Zone 1A"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: C 1A
bylaw: District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c-1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c-1a.json"
---

# C 1A zone in District of North Vancouver: Local Commercial Zone 1A

Day to day convenience shopping needs of residents on small sites within residential neighbourhoods

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Day to day convenience shopping needs of residents on small sites within residential neighbourhoods
- **Main uses:** Local commercial purposes; Residential purposes (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.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Administrative offices; Storage
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Building coverage 40%; site coverage 60%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.55
- **Maximum height:** 9.1m (30 ft.) or 0.65 times the lot width, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Garage or carport at the rear: 3.7m (12 ft.)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Garage or carport (up to 37.2m2) at the rear: not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear lot line
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 610](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=822) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in District of North Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/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/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c-1a/_