---
title: "C4A zone in Sechelt: Downtown Centre Service Commercial Four A Zone"
place: Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sechelt
zone: C4A
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/c4a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/c4a.json"
---

# C4A zone in Sechelt: Downtown Centre Service Commercial Four A Zone

A limited amount of service commercial, Retail, office, civic facilities, and Apartment units within the downtown core, primarily on Wharf Ave north of Dolphin Street.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A limited amount of service commercial, Retail, office, civic facilities, and Apartment units within the downtown core, primarily on Wharf Ave north of Dolphin Street.
- **Main uses:** Artist Studio; Building Supply Store; Cannabis Retail Store; Funeral Parlour; Gas Station; Indoor Recreation Facility; Light Industry, Storage and Warehousing; Liquor Primary Establishment; Office; Parking Lot; Personal Services; Recycling Depot; Restaurant; Retail; Vehicle Sales; Vehicle Service and Repair; Veterinary Clinic
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Apartment; Mobile Vending; Seasonal Outdoor Market
- **Minimum lot area:** 550 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** 50 units per ha and a Floor Area Ratio of 1.4; for 100% rental housing developments, up to 100 units per ha and a Floor Area Ratio of 2.8
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 1.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 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:** Apartment dwellings must be above the first storey with a separate entrance; Additional Height may be considered case by case through a development variance permit or zoning amendment

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024), s. 1.16](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf#page=44) (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/c4a/_