{"title":"C-1 zone in Pitt Meadows: Highway Commercial","code":"C-1","slug":"c-1","name":"Highway Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"11.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of commercial and related uses oriented to vehicular access as part of a comprehensive development plan.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of commercial and related uses oriented to vehicular access as part of a comprehensive development plan.","quotes":["The intent of the Highway Commercial (C-1) Zone is to provide for a mix of commercial","and related uses oriented to vehicular access as part of a comprehensive development"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail Use","Retail Outlet","Indoor Recreation","Commercial School","Hotel","Liquor Retail","Office","Theatre Use","Personal Service","Restaurant","Veterinary Services","Dog Daycare","Vehicle Dealership","Car Wash","Vehicle Repair"],"quotes":["Retail Use","Retail Outlet","Indoor Recreation","Commercial School","Hotel","Liquor Retail","Office","Theatre Use","Personal Service","Restaurant","Veterinary Services","Dog Daycare","Vehicle Dealership","Car Wash","Vehicle Repair"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Amusement Arcade","Drive-through Restaurant","Drive-through Business","Gas Bar","Beverage Container Return Facility","Liquor Retail Accessory to Hotel Use","Liquor-Primary Establishment - Minor Accessory to Hotel Use"],"quotes":["Amusement Arcade","Drive-through Restaurant","Drive-through Business","Gas Bar","Beverage Container Return Facility","Liquor Retail Accessory to Hotel Use","Liquor-Primary Establishment - Minor","Accessory to Hotel Use"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot A except Part Subdivided by Plan BCP18702, District Lots 223 and 224 Group 1 NWD Plan BCP 18701: child daycare operation as a principal use (at least 350 m from Lougheed Highway, with an outdoor fenced playground of at least 540 m²); retail sales of cannabis as a principal use in Unit 725","PID 017-828-601: exempt from the 1 ha limit on site area devoted to vehicle dealerships"],"quotes":["In the case of Lot A except: Part Subdivided by Plan BCP18702; District Lots 223 and","two child daycare operation as a principal use","m from the Lougheed Highway, and provided that an outdoor, fenced playground of","a minimum of 540 sq m is located adjacent to the child daycare.","retail sales of cannabis is permitted as a","principal use in Unit 725.","PID: 017-828-601","single lot or on two or more adjacent lots, shall be 1 ha, with the exception of the"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2.5 ha","quotes":["Minimum lot area shall be 2.5 ha."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (buildings)","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 50% for buildings."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor-area ratio 1.5 for hotels; 0.5 for all other uses","quotes":["a) The maximum floor-area ratio for hotels is 1.5.","b) The maximum floor-area ratio for all other uses is 0.5."]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m (principal buildings)","quotes":["a) The maximum height for all principal buildings is 12 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5 m (accessory buildings)","quotes":["b) The maximum height of accessory buildings is 5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m from all lot lines; 7.5 m where a lot line abuts Lougheed Highway","quotes":["a) All buildings shall be sited not less than 3.0 m from all lot lines.","d) Where a lot line abuts Lougheed Highway, the minimum setback for all buildings","shall be 7.5 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m from all lot lines","quotes":["a) All buildings shall be sited not less than 3.0 m from all lot lines."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m from all lot lines","quotes":["a) All buildings shall be sited not less than 3.0 m from all lot lines."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m from all lot lines","quotes":["a) All buildings shall be sited not less than 3.0 m from all lot lines."]},"other":{"value":["Buildings must be at least 7.5 m from a residential zone for a 2-storey or 12-metre-high building, and 25 m for a building of 3 or more storeys","Buildings must be at least 15 m from a lot line abutting the Agricultural Land Reserve","Vehicle repair and car wash at least 20 m from a zone that permits residential use","Vehicle dealerships limited to 1 ha of site area (one listed property excepted)"],"quotes":["i. 7.5 m for a 2-storey or 12-metre-high building","ii. 25 m for a 3- or more storey building","principal and accessory buildings shall be 15 m.","e) Vehicle repair and car wash uses shall not be located closer than 20 m from a zone","single lot or on two or more adjacent lots, shall be 1 ha, with the exception of the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026)","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The consolidation is for convenience only (the amending bylaws are consolidated with the original). Deleted zones CD-A, CD-B, CD-C, CD-D, CD-F, CD-I, CD-J and CD-P (Bylaw 2986, 2024) are not listed. Site-specific CD zones are in section 16."},"source_url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf#page=128","place":{"path":"ca/bc/pitt-meadows","name":"Pitt Meadows","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/c-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/c-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/c-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/index.json"}}