---
title: "C1 zone in Sechelt: Neighbourhood Commercial One Zone"
place: Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sechelt
zone: C1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Sechelt: Neighbourhood Commercial One Zone

Local neighbourhood-level convenience Commercial Uses with associated Residential uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Local neighbourhood-level convenience Commercial Uses with associated Residential uses.
- **Main uses:** Artist Studio; Café; Convenience Store; Office; Personal Services; Retail
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Apartment; Mobile Vending; Seasonal Outdoor Market; Townhouse; Two-Unit Dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** 25 units per ha and a Floor Area Ratio of 0.8; for 100% Rental Housing developments, up to 50 units per ha and a Floor Area Ratio of 1.6. Any one commercial use max Gross Floor Area 500 m2
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory structures: front 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Residential dwellings must be above the first floor or in a detached building behind the mixed-use building, with a separate entrance

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024), s. 1.12](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf#page=35) (read 2026-11-07)

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