---
title: "TC zone in Oliver: Town Centre"
place: Oliver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oliver
zone: TC
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/tc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/tc.json"
---

# TC zone in Oliver: Town Centre

A mixed use residential and commercial town centre area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mixed use residential and commercial town centre area.
- **Main uses:** Apartment Buildings; Art Gallery; Artisan Studio; Assembly; Cannabis Dispensary; Child Care Centre, Major; Convenience Store; Eating and Drinking Establishment (excluding drive-thru food services); Education Service, Minor; Hotel; Indoor Recreation; Library; Museum; Office; Personal Service Establishment; Retail Establishment, Major
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling Unit; Accessory Buildings or Structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot A, Plan KAP72738, District Lot 2450S, SDYD (6077 Main Street): also business service establishment, food and beverage processing, service industry establishment (minor), veterinary clinic, and wholesale and warehouses; Lot A, Portion BLK 38, Plan KAP10839, District Lot 2450S, SDYD (6043 Okanagan Street): only parking lot and parking structure permitted; Lot 6, Plan KAP2660, District Lot 2450S, SDYD (6129 Kootenay Street): duplex also permitted; Parcel C (consolidation of Lots 1 to 7), Block 9, DL 2450s, SDYD, Townsite of Oliver (6422 Main Street): eating and drinking establishment with a drive-thru food service permitted; Lot 6, Block 7, DL 2450s, SDYD, Townsite of Oliver (6234 Main Street): food and beverage processing permitted as a principal use if retail sales are part of the on-site operation
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha (not on municipal sewer); 230.0 m² (on municipal sewer), for subdivision
- **Minimum lot width:** 4.5 metres (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 3.0
- **Maximum height:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m; 6.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with no lane; 3.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with a lane
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 0.0 m, interior side 0.0 m, exterior side 0.0 m, rear 0.0 m (6.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with no lane; 3.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with a lane)
- **Other rules:** Dwelling units must be at least 30.0 m²; Dwelling units and all other residential uses must be above the first storey of a building portion fronting Main Street or Station Street; Residential use of the ground floor of a building fronting Main Street is prohibited

## Source

- [Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024), s. 13.1](https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a#page=71) (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/tc/_