---
title: "C6 zone in Penticton: Urban Peripheral Commercial"
place: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/penticton
zone: C6
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/c6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/c6.json"
---

# C6 zone in Penticton: Urban Peripheral Commercial

A mix of residential, commercial, office and retail or personal service uses within a building on the periphery of the downtown core.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mix of residential, commercial, office and retail or personal service uses within a building on the periphery of the downtown core.
- **Main uses:** Animal clinic; Artisan crafts; Assembly; Bakery; Business support service; Call centre; Cannabis retail store; Commercial school; Contractor service, limited; Craft brewery/distillery; Custom indoor manufacturing; Day care centre, major; Dwelling unit; Financial service; Funeral service; Government service, including outdoor storage, works yards; Grocery store; Health service; High technology service; Home and on-site beer and/or wine making and supply centre; Household repair service; Indoor amusement, entertainment and recreation; Indoor animal day care and grooming; Live work unit; Motor vehicle and equipment repair shop; Office; Personal service establishment; Restaurant; Retail store; Wholesale business
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory use, building or structure; Short term rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 1, District Lot 4, Group 7, Plan EPP44206, 380 Westminster Avenue West: dwelling units on the first storey; Lot 14, District Lot 4, Group 7, Plan 871, 230 Brunswick Street: indoor millwork
- **Minimum lot area:** 650 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum height:** 21 m
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m; 6.0 m when abutting a residential, public or institutional zone
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m; 3.0 m when abutting a residential, public or institutional zone
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Other rules:** Dwelling units are restricted to second or higher storeys.; Decorative building features may project up to 0.4 m, and canopies and awnings up to 1.5 m, subject to clearance rules.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026), s. 11.6](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf#page=112) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Penticton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/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/penticton/zoning/c6/_