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CT1 zone in Penticton: Tourist Commercial

Penticton, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Commercial visitor accommodation, entertainment and services.

Zone rules

PurposeCommercial visitor accommodation, entertainment and services.
Main uses
  • Day care centre, major
  • Indoor amusement, entertainment and recreation
  • Liquor primary licensed premise
  • Outdoor amusement, entertainment and recreation
  • Outdoor market
  • Personal service establishment
  • Recreation equipment sales, service and rentals
  • Restaurant
  • Retail store
  • Security/operator dwelling unit
  • Tourist accommodation
Also allowed (secondary uses)Accessory use, building or structure
Extra uses on specific lots
  • Lot A, KAP 63701, 21 Lakeshore Drive West: max height 24m; front yard 6.0 m; interior and exterior side yards 6.0 m; rear yard 9.0 m; max 300 slot machines and 30 gaming tables
  • Lots 8 and 9, District Lot 366, Plan 5419 (970 and 976 Vernon Ave.); Lot 8, Plan 3413 (954 Vernon Ave.); Lot A, Plan KAP84491 (950 Westminster Ave. W.); Lot B, Plan KAP84491 (903 Vernon Ave.): hotel use, rental pool or time share accommodation, residential use up to 50% of hotel floor area occupied by hotel rooms, eating and drinking establishments, retail and personal services up to 100m2, conference facilities, professional offices; max lot coverage 40%, max FAR 1.75, min parcel size 0.4ha, max height 40m (subject to Penticton Airport Zoning Regulations); hotels need 0.66 parking spaces per room
Minimum lot area930 m2
Minimum lot width20.0 m
Maximum lot coverage40%
Maximum density1.2 FAR
Maximum height12.0 m
Front setback3.0 m
Rear setback4.5 m; 6.0 m when abutting a residential or institutional zone
Interior side setback0 m and 4.5 m
Street side setback4.5 m
Other rules
  • Personal service establishments and retail stores are limited to 100 m2 gross floor area.
  • Recreation equipment sales, service and rentals are limited to bicycles, watercraft, sports equipment and motor scooters not exceeding a fifty (50) cc engine.
  • No more than one security/operator dwelling unit is permitted on a site, with a maximum gross floor area of 100 m2.
  • Properties in the Transitional Neighbourhood Overlay may follow either the R4-S or CT1 rules, but not a mix of both.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026), s. 11.10 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The City prepared this consolidation for convenience only and does not warrant that it is current. CD1 and CD4 are repealed and not listed. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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