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C1 zone in Powell River: General Commercial

Powell River, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Broad commercial development: retail, office and service uses with a strong pedestrian orientation

Zone rules

PurposeBroad commercial development: retail, office and service uses with a strong pedestrian orientation
Main uses
  • Retail stores
  • Retail uses with ancillary light manufacturing and assembly
  • Personal service establishments
  • Commercial and professional offices and financial institutions
  • Assembly use
  • Entertainment use
  • Civic use
  • Traveller accommodation use
  • Public transportation terminals and taxi stands
  • Veterinary clinic
  • Preparation and bottling of food excluding fish or seafood products
  • Mushroom sorting, grading and packaging depots
  • Boarding houses
  • Dwelling units located in commercial and institutional buildings
  • Parking lot
  • Wholesale use accessory to retail stores
  • Restaurant
  • Liquor store use
  • Cannabis retail store use
Minimum lot area270 m²
Minimum lot width7.5 m (lot depth at least 30 m)
Maximum height3½ storeys or 13.5 m
Rear setback6 m
Interior side setback3 m where the lot abuts an R or A zone lot without a street or lane between; 3 m on one side where there is no rear lane
Other rules
  • All business conducted within a completely enclosed building (limited exceptions)
  • Dwelling units must form part of a building with another permitted use, not be in a basement, and have a separate main entrance to a street
  • Dwelling units: residential floor area no more than 2:1 to commercial/institutional

Source: Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025), s. 10.1 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The City prepared this consolidation for convenience only and does not represent that it is up to date or complete; confirm against the original bylaws and their amendments. 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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