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title: "C-1 zone in Salmo: Service Commercial"
place: Salmo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmo
zone: C-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Salmo: Service Commercial

Provide areas suitable for service commercial type businesses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide areas suitable for service commercial type businesses.
- **Main uses:** Mixed-Use Development; Hotels, Motels, and Lodges; Restaurants; Service Stations; Micro-Brewery; Retail sale of personal goods, food, souvenirs, arts and crafts; Retail Warehouse; Sale and service of vehicles (automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles and boats); Sales of automotive parts and accessories; Off-street parking lots and parking structures; Bus terminals; Car Washes; Home improvement businesses (building supply stores, tool rentals, plumbing, heating and electrical sales and service, paint, floor covering, upholstering); Antiques and second-hand sales; Laundromats; Professional, Business or Personal Services Establishment; Business Support Services; Repair Shop; Health clubs and recreational facilities; High-Technology Research and Design; Call centre; Museum; Cannabis-Related Businesses
- **Minimum lot area:** 836 m² (8,999 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 13.75 m (45’)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% of the site
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (24’11”)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (9’10”)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (9’10”)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (14’9”)
- **Other rules:** Service stations: no closer than 7.6 m (24’11”) to a front or exterior side lot line or 4.5 m (14’9”) to a rear or interior side lot line; Minimum width of the primary building 6 m (19’9”); Loading: one off-street space per 2,800 m² (30,139 ft²) of commercial floor area; each space at least 12 m long, 3.5 m wide and 4 m high

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 5.8](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf#page=77) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salmo: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/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/salmo/zoning/c-1/_