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title: "CT1 zone in Oliver: Tourist Commercial One"
place: Oliver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oliver
zone: CT1
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/ct1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/ct1.json"
---

# CT1 zone in Oliver: Tourist Commercial One

Areas that allow for year-round tourism activities such as hotels and indoor and outdoor recreation or amusement facilities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Areas that allow for year-round tourism activities such as hotels and indoor and outdoor recreation or amusement facilities.
- **Main uses:** Campground; Hotel; Motel; Eating and drinking establishment; Personal service establishment
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Single Detached Dwelling; Manufactured Home; Home Occupation; Convenience Store; Indoor Recreation; Outdoor Recreation; Accessory Buildings or Structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 1, Plan KAP3004, District Lot 2450S, SDYD (5887 Main Street): parking for office and personal service uses is 1 space per 33.0 m² of gross floor area; floor area ratio up to 0.55; front setback 4.5 m for principal and accessory buildings; interior side setback 0.0 m next to the southern side boundary
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha (not on municipal sewer); 465.0 m² (on municipal sewer), for subdivision
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** One dwelling unit per parcel; floor area ratio 0.45
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 2.4 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Dwelling units must be at least 30.0 m²

## Source

- [Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024), s. 15.1](https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a#page=90) (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/ct1/_