{"title":"C-1 zone in Port Clements: Commercial Core","code":"C-1","slug":"c-1","name":"Commercial Core","group":"Commercial","section":"7.3.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small-scale retail commercial and personal service facilities on commercial parcels.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small-scale retail commercial and personal service facilities on commercial parcels.","quotes":["small-scale","retail commercial and personal service facilities on commercial parcels."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Banks and financial institutions","Business and professional offices","Combined commercial and residential complexes","Community halls, libraries, art galleries, theatres, and other cultural buildings (no drive-in theatres)","Government offices","Health and fitness clubs","Hotels and motels","Licensed premises","Medical and dental clinics","Personal service establishments","Printing and publishing","Public transit depot","Restaurants, cafes, bistros (no drive-in restaurants)","Shops and retail stores (no outside storage or display, no sale or service of automobiles)","Undertaking parlours and funeral homes","Veterinary hospitals","Mobile vendors"],"quotes":["banks and financial institutions;","business and professional offices;","combined commercial and residential complexes;","community halls, libraries, art galleries, theatres, and other cultural buildings,","government offices;","health and fitness clubs, excluding rifle ranges;","hotels and motels;","licensed premises;","medical and dental clinics;","personal service establishments (i.e. barbers, beauty salons shoe repair, travel","printing and publishing;","public transit depot;","restaurants, cafes, bistros excluding drive-in restaurants;","shops and retail stores provided that there shall be no outside storage or","undertaking parlours and funeral homes; and","veterinary hospitals.","mobile vendors;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit (on parcels serviced by the municipal sewer system)","Bed and breakfast establishment","Boarding house","Childcare program","Short term rental","Single family dwelling as part of commercial activity (per R-1 requirements)","Public utility buildings and structures necessary for public service"],"quotes":["accessory buildings and structures;","accessory dwelling unit (1) on parcels serviced by the municipal sewer system;","bed and breakfast establishment (1);","boarding house (1);","childcare program;","short term rental (1);","single family dwelling (1) as a part of commercial activity and in accordance","public utility buildings and structures necessary for public service, excluding"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"225 m² (parcels created by subdivision). Minimum site area: 1,115 m² for hotels and motels; 368 m² for combined commercial and residential complexes","quotes":["225 m2 parcel size; and","1,115 m2 for hotels and motels; and","368 m2 for combined commercial and residential complexes."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway","quotes":["frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100 %, including all buildings, structures and accessory buildings","quotes":["structures and accessory buildings may be 100 %."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio of 1:1 (including commercial, residential and accessory uses)","quotes":["the density including commercial residential and","accessory uses shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 1:1."]},"max_height":{"value":"Three stories or 12 m","quotes":["Principal building shall not exceed three stories or 12 m; and"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.5 m","quotes":["Accessory building shall not exceed 3.5 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m where there is a road, measured from the centre of that road","quotes":["rear setback from a road 3.0 m where there is a road, measured from the"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m, only where the abutting parcel is zoned for residential uses","quotes":["side setback from an adjacent parcel 3.0 m only where the abutting parcel is"]},"other":{"value":["Combined commercial and residential: residential use must be in the principal building, on upper floors or behind the commercial use, with a separate private entrance to the street","Outdoor recreational space of 5.5 m² is required for each dwelling unit","Minimum floor area for each use is 55 m²"],"quotes":["the residential use shall be contained in the principal building;","the residential use shall have a separate private entrance leading directly to the","outdoor recreational space equal to 5.5 m2","55 m2."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026)","url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The text is from the Feb 17, 2026 Council agenda package (item G-1, pages 48-116 of the package PDF) because the posted bylaw (https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) is a scan with no text layer. The bylaw was read a third time and adopted on February 17, 2026. pdf_page numbers below are page numbers of the agenda package."},"source_url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf#page=89","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/c-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/c-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/c-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/index.json"}}