---
title: "C1 zone in Port Edward: Core Commercial"
place: Port Edward, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-edward
zone: C1
bylaw: District of Port Edward Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (consolidated, file dated 2023)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Port Edward: Core Commercial

Main uses: Community Service, Cultural Use, Entertainment Use, Market, Funeral Parlour, and 11 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Community Service; Cultural Use; Entertainment Use; Market; Funeral Parlour; Hotel; Laundromat; Licensed Establishment; Liquor Store; Mixed Commercial/Residential Use; Neighbourhood Convenience Store; Personal Services Establishment; Professional, Financial, Office, and Business Support Services; Restaurant; Retail Use; Service Use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use
- **Minimum lot area:** 450 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% of the Lot Area (site coverage)
- **Maximum height:** 15 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m, rear 3 m, side 3 m
- **Other rules:** Business must be inside a completely enclosed building, except parking and loading

## Source

- [District of Port Edward Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (consolidated, file dated 2023), s. Part 5](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf#page=60) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Edward: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/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/port-edward/zoning/c1/_