---
title: "C-1 zone in Pitt Meadows: Highway Commercial"
place: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/pitt-meadows
zone: C-1
bylaw: City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Pitt Meadows: Highway Commercial

A mix of commercial and related uses oriented to vehicular access as part of a comprehensive development plan.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mix of commercial and related uses oriented to vehicular access as part of a comprehensive development plan.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 2.5 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (buildings)
- **Maximum density:** Floor-area ratio 1.5 for hotels; 0.5 for all other uses
- **Maximum height:** 12 m (principal buildings)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m (accessory buildings)
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m from all lot lines; 7.5 m where a lot line abuts Lougheed Highway
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m from all lot lines
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m from all lot lines
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m from all lot lines
- **Other rules:** 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)

## Source

- [City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026), s. 11.1](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf#page=128) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Pitt Meadows: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/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/pitt-meadows/zoning/c-1/_