{"title":"C-1 zone in Quesnel: Local Commercial","code":"C-1","slug":"c-1","name":"Local Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"19","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Local, smaller scale commercial conveniences within a neighbourhood, mixed with a single detached dwelling or multi-unit residential on the second floor.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Local, smaller scale commercial conveniences within a neighbourhood, mixed with a single detached dwelling or multi-unit residential on the second floor.","quotes":["The purpose is to provide a zone within a neighbourhood for the range of local smaller scale","commercial conveniences with a mixture of single detached dwelling or multi-unit residential on"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal clinic","Art gallery or art studio","Apartment dwelling","Assembly","Convenience retail store","Community care facility","Eating establishment","Group day care","Group home dwelling","Health services","Office","Personal service establishment","Recycled materials drop-off centre","Retail store"],"quotes":["animal clinic","art gallery or art studio","apartment dwelling","assembly","convenience retail store","community care facility","eating establishment","group day care","group home dwelling","health services","office","personal service establishment","recycled materials drop-off centre","retail store"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures","Dwelling unit"],"quotes":["accessory buildings or structures","dwelling unit"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Parcel C (Plan B6237) District Lot 48, Cariboo District: mini-storage facility is permitted within the principal building.","Lot 12 Block 32 Town of Quesnel Plan 17000: a mixed use development of a 1347 square foot ground-floor dwelling unit, an 850 square foot second-floor dwelling unit and an 800 square foot personal service commercial use is permitted within the principal building."],"quotes":["The use of mini-storage facility is permitted within the principal building on","the lands legally described as Parcel C (Plan B6237) District Lot 48, Cariboo","A mixed use development comprised of a 1347 square foot dwelling unit on","the ground floor and a 850 square foot dwelling unit on the second floor and a","800 square foot personal service commercial use is permitted within the","principal building of Lot 12 Block 32 Town of Quesnel Plan 17000."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"748 m² (8,052 sq. ft.) with community sewer and water; 1600 m² (17,223 sq. ft.) with community sewer but no community water; 4000 m² (43,055 sq. ft.) with no community sewer","quotes":["Minimum lot size with:","748 m2 (8,052 sq. ft.)","1600 m2 (17,223 sq. ft.)","4000 m2 (43,055 sq. ft.)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 m (66 ft)","quotes":["20 m (66 ft)","Minimum lot frontage"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% for buildings","quotes":["50% for buildings","Maximum lot coverage"]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal building per lot. Gross floor area ratio: 0.5 commercial, 1.0 residential","quotes":["One principal building per lot","Maximum gross floor area ratio:","(a) Commercial","(b) Residential 0.5","1.0"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m (30 ft) or 2 storeys","quotes":["9 m (30 ft) or 2 storeys for principal"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["4.5 m (15 ft) for accessory building"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["(a) front lot line 4.5m (15 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m (5 ft)","quotes":["(d) rear lot line 1.5 m (5 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (5 ft)","quotes":["(b) interior side lot line 1.5 m (5 ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (10 ft)","quotes":["(c) exterior side lot line 3.0 m (10 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["A minimum landscaped area of 3 m (10 ft) wide is required along any property line adjacent to an R or P zone.","A 1 m (3 ft) high landscape screen of plant material is required in a 1 m (3 ft) wide planter strip between off-street parking and a property line.","An accessory residential dwelling must be above the first storey, have a separate street entrance, be self-contained and integral to the building, with a minimum floor area of 60 m² (646 ft²).","Every business must be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except for parking and loading facilities."],"quotes":["A minimum landscaped area of 3 m (10 ft) in width shall be provided along","Not less than a 1m (3 ft) high landscape screen of plant material shall be","provided in a 1m (3 ft) wide planter strip between any off-street parking use","(a) be located above the first storey of the building;","(b) have a completely separate entrance to the street;","(e) have a minimum floor area of 60 m2 (646 ft2).","Every business or undertaking shall be conducted within a completely","enclosed building except for parking and loading facilities."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1980","url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's Zoning & Land Use page also links an excerpted zoning map PDF (Schedule B). The Schedule B pages inside this PDF are headed \"Zoning Bylaw No. XXXX of 2025\". Table 6.1 of the bylaw omits zone C-4A, but section 25 of the bylaw establishes it."},"source_url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/#page=89","place":{"path":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/index.json"}}