{"title":"C1 zone in District of North Vancouver: General Commercial Zone 1","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"General Commercial Zone 1","group":"Commercial","section":"600","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small scale commercial uses serving a local resident population","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small scale commercial uses serving a local resident population","quotes":["accommodate small scale commercial","uses intended to serve a local resident population."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist's studio","Business/office support services","Clubs","Health service purposes","Household repair services","Office purposes","Parking structure","Personal service shop","Pet care establishment","Professional offices","Residential purposes","Restaurant","Retail food services","Retail purposes","Veterinarian"],"note":"Dwelling units must be above the ground floor with a separate entrance from ground level.","quotes":["(a) artist’s studio;","(b) business/office support services;","(c) clubs;","(d) health service purposes;","(e) household repair services;","(f) office purposes;","(g) parking structure;","(h) personal service shop;","(i) pet care establishment;","(j) professional offices;","(k) residential purposes;","(l) restaurant;","(m) retail food services;","(n) retail purposes; and","(o) veterinarian."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Administrative offices","Display, sales and reception areas","Outdoor customer service areas","Storage"],"quotes":["(a) administrative offices;","(b) display, sales and reception areas;","(c) outdoor customer service areas; and","(d) storage."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% of lot area","quotes":["shall not occupy more than 60% of the"]},"max_height":{"value":"12m (40 ft.); in Edgemont Village, 2 storeys and 7.62m (25 ft.)","quotes":["shall not exceed a height of 12m","two (2) storeys nor 7.62m (25 ft.) in height."]},"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 a principal building"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Garage or carport (up to 37.2 m2) at the rear: not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear lot line","quotes":["but not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear lot line;"]},"other":{"value":["Single retail business not more than 3,716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) gross floor area","Parking for permitted uses must be at the rear of the building only","Residential units: minimum 55.7m2 (600 sq.ft.) plus 9.3m2 (100 sq.ft.) per bedroom"],"quotes":["greater than 3,716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) on any one lot or any group","606.3 Parking for permitted uses shall be provided to the rear of the principal","(c) 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; and"]}},"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=817","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/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}