C-1 zone in Port Clements: Commercial Core

Port Clements, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Small-scale retail commercial and personal service facilities on commercial parcels.

Zone rules

Purpose	Small-scale retail commercial and personal service facilities on commercial parcels.
Main uses	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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	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
Minimum lot area	225 m² (parcels created by subdivision). Minimum site area: 1,115 m² for hotels and motels; 368 m² for combined commercial and residential complexes
Minimum lot width	Frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway
Maximum lot coverage	100 %, including all buildings, structures and accessory buildings
Maximum density	Floor area ratio of 1:1 (including commercial, residential and accessory uses)
Maximum height	Three stories or 12 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings	3.5 m
Rear setback	3.0 m where there is a road, measured from the centre of that road
Interior side setback	3.0 m, only where the abutting parcel is zoned for residential uses
Other rules	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

Source: Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026), s. 7.3.5 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. 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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