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title: "C1 zone in Oliver: Neighbourhood Commercial"
place: Oliver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oliver
zone: C1
bylaw: Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Oliver: Neighbourhood Commercial

Areas that serve the daily needs of residents close to where they live.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Areas that serve the daily needs of residents close to where they live.
- **Main uses:** Convenience Store; Eating and Drinking Establishment (excluding drive-thru food services); Personal Service Establishment
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling Unit; Home Occupation; Accessory Buildings or Structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha (not on municipal sewer); 465.0 m² (on municipal sewer), for subdivision
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 metres (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** One dwelling unit per parcel; floor area ratio 0.70
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Dwelling units must be at least 30.0 m²; Dwelling units must be at the rear of a building on the ground floor, or above the first storey

## Source

- [Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024), s. 14.1](https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a#page=76) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Oliver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/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/oliver/zoning/c1/_