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C1 zone in Princeton: Local Business

Princeton, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Accommodate a limited range of neighbourhood convenience services.

Zone rules

PurposeAccommodate a limited range of neighbourhood convenience services.
Main uses
  • Convenience store
  • Personal service establishment
  • Retail establishment, minor
  • Dwelling unit
  • Home occupation, major
A dwelling unit is only permitted in a building with a personal service establishment, minor retail establishment or convenience store.
Also allowed (secondary uses)Accessory uses, buildings and structures
Minimum lot area400 m² (4,300 ft²)
Minimum lot width10 m (32 ft)
Maximum lot coverage35%
Maximum densityFloor area ratio 0.70; 1 principal building per parcel
Maximum height10.5 m (34 ft)
Front setback6 m (20 ft), except as outlined in 'other regulations' (parking spaces must be at least 3 m (10 ft) from the front parcel line)
Rear setback3 m (10 ft) with lane; 6 m (20 ft) without lane or adjacent to a Residential zone
Interior side setback1.5 m (5 ft)
Street side setback4.5 m (15 ft)
Other rules
  • Dwellings must be at the rear of the building on the ground floor, or above the first storey
  • Dwellings must have separate entrances from the exterior and not share a common hallway with commercial uses
  • No mobile home or mobile building is permitted

Source: Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022), s. 17 (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 consolidation has no legislative sanction; the original bylaw must be consulted for interpreting and applying the law. Later amending bylaws (for example 1039/2023 and 1040/2023 CD3 Culbertson Way, 1048/2024, 1049/2024 Business Park, 1051/2024, 1064/2025) are posted separately and are not in this consolidation, so zones created only by them (such as CD3) are not listed. 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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