---
title: "C-1A zone in North Vancouver: Central Lonsdale Mixed Use A"
place: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver
zone: C-1A
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/c-1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/c-1a.json"
---

# C-1A zone in North Vancouver: Central Lonsdale Mixed Use A

Main uses: Retail-Service Group 1 Use, Tourist Accommodation Use.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Retail-Service Group 1 Use; Tourist Accommodation Use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Apartment Use; Accessory Arcade Use; Accessory Off-Street Parking Use; Accessory Off-Street Loading Use (An accessory apartment is permitted only on a floor level above the second storey.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90%, reduced to 35% above the second storey
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 24.4 m, measured from average grade to the highest point of the principal building including elevator shafts and mechanical rooms
- **Rear setback:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026), s. Part 6](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=123) (read 2026-11-07)

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