{"title":"C-1A zone in North Vancouver: Central Lonsdale Mixed Use A","code":"C-1A","slug":"c-1a","name":"Central Lonsdale Mixed Use A","group":"Mixed use","section":"Part 6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Retail-Service Group 1 Use, Tourist Accommodation Use.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail-Service Group 1 Use","Tourist Accommodation Use"],"quotes":["(1) Retail-Service Group 1 Use:","(2) Tourist Accommodation Use, subject to Section 607(8) of this Bylaw:"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Apartment Use","Accessory Arcade Use","Accessory Off-Street Parking Use","Accessory Off-Street Loading Use"],"note":"An accessory apartment is permitted only on a floor level above the second storey.","quotes":["(a) Accessory Apartment Use subject to Section 607(1) of this Bylaw;","(b) Accessory Arcade Use, subject to Section 607(10) of this Bylaw;","(c) Accessory Off-Street Parking Use;","(d) Accessory Off-Street Loading Use.","(a) shall be permitted only on a floor level above the second Storey;"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90%, reduced to 35% above the second storey","quotes":["shall not exceed a Lot Coverage of 90%, reduced to 35% above the","second Storey."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area up to 2.6 times the lot area (with structures); at least 1.0 times the lot area must be below the third storey","quotes":["(a) combined and in total with Structures, shall not exceed 2.6 times the Lot","Area;","a minimum Gross Floor Area of","1.0 times the Lot Area shall be located below the third Storey of the"]},"max_height":{"value":"24.4 m, measured from average grade to the highest point of the principal building including elevator shafts and mechanical rooms","quotes":["in the C-1A Zone is 24.4 metres (80 feet) and in the C-1B Zone is 36.6","metres (120 feet) measured from Average Grade to the highest point of"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.096 m (may be reduced by 0.305 m for each 0.305 m of setback provided from the front lot line, by up to 3.048 m); 3.048 m from a flanking lane","quotes":["Lane; and not less than 6.096 metres (20 feet) from the Rear Lot","reduced by 0.305 metres (1 foot) for each 0.305 (1 foot) of setback","provided from the Front Lot Line, not to exceed a maximum of 3.048","(a) shall be sited not less than 3.048 metres (10 feet) from a flanking"]},"other":{"value":["One building per lot","Above the second storey, set back at a 45 degree vertical angle from the second storey fronting Lonsdale Avenue","Buildings may be no more than 51.816 m wide or long above the second storey and 30.48 m above the third storey","Parts of a building within 9.144 m of an adjoining residential zone must have no windows on that side, be set back 6.096 m from the front and rear lot lines, 1.524 m from an interior side lot line and 3.04 m from an exterior side lot line, and be limited to one storey or 3.658 m"],"quotes":["Buildings in the C-1A Central Lonsdale Commercial A Zones and C-1B Central","(1) shall be limited to one per Lot.","(b) above the second Storey in the C-1A Zone, shall be set back at a 45","degree vertical angle from the second Storey fronting Lonsdale","shall not exceed a horizontal width or length of 51.816 metres (170 feet)","above the second Storey and 30.48 metres (100 feet) above the third","Portions of Buildings in the C-1A, C-1B, C-2, C-2A and CS-3 Commercial Zones","less than 9.144 metres (30 feet) from the adjoining residential Zone:","(a) 6.096 metres (20 feet) from the front and Rear Lot Line;","(b) 1.524 metres (5 feet) from the Interior Side Lot Line;","(c) 3.04 metres (10 feet) from the Exterior Side Lot Line;","(3) shall be limited to one Storey, or 3.658 metres (12 feet) in Height."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only. Zones are grouped by topic in Parts 5 to 8, so most general zones share a Part-wide line range; each Comprehensive Development zone has its own range."},"source_url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=123","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver","name":"North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/c-1a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/c-1a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/c-1a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json"}}