{"title":"C1 zone in Sidney: Downtown Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Downtown Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"4.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mixture of core commercial uses with a secondary but significant multi-unit residential component.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mixture of core commercial uses with a secondary but significant multi-unit residential component.","quotes":["To provide for a mixture of core commercial uses with a","multi-unit residential component."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist Studio (conditional)","Assembly Hall","Brew Pub (conditional)","Broadcasting Studio (conditional)","Cannabis Retail (conditional)","Child Care Facility (conditional)","Cinema (conditional)","Class 1 Restaurant","Class 2 Restaurant (liquor)","Convenience Store","Copy/Print Shop (conditional)","Dwelling Unit (conditional)","Education Facility (conditional)","Emergency Services (conditional)","Financial Institution","Fitness Centre (conditional)","Food or Beverage Manufacturing (conditional)","Hotel (conditional)","Indoor Amusement (conditional)","Library","Liquor Retail","Medical Office (conditional)","Museum","Office (conditional)","Outdoor Retail (conditional)","Parkade (conditional)","Parking Lot (conditional)","Personal Service Establishment","Pub (conditional)","Recreation Rental","Rental Store","Resale Retail (conditional)","Retail Sales","Small Appliance Repair (conditional)","Temporary Outdoor Amusement (conditional)","Travel Agency/Tourism Office"],"quotes":["Artist Studio C (4.4.2) C (4.4.8) C (4.4.9) P","Assembly Hall P","Brew Pub C (4.4.5)","Broadcasting Studio C (4.4.2) C (4.4.8) C (4.4.9)","Cannabis Retail C (4.4.21)","Child Care Facility C (4.4.2) C (4.4.8) C (4.4.9) P","Cinema C (4.4.5) P","Class 1 Restaurant P and and and p","Class 2 Restaurant","Convenience Store P C (4.4.8) C (4.4.9) C (4.4.6)","Copy/Print Shop C (4.4.22)","Dwelling Unit C (4.4.7) P C (4.4.7) C (4.4.4)","Education Facility C (4.4.2) C (4.4.8) C (4.4.9) P","Emergency Services C (4.4.2)","Financial Institution P P","Fitness Centre C (4.4.2) C (4.4.11) C (4.4.11) P","Food or Beverage","Hotel C (4.4.12) P","Indoor Amusement C (4.4.5) C (4.4.9) P","Library P P","Liquor Retail P C (4.4.20) P","Medical Office C (4.4.2) C (4.4.8) C (4.4.9) P","Museum P P","Office C (4.4.2) C (4.4.8) C (4.4.9)","Outdoor Retail C (4.4.18) C (4.4.9)","Parkade C (4.4.13)","Parking Lot C (4.4.19)","Personal Service","Pub C (4.4.5)","Recreation Rental P C (4.4.8) C (4.4.9)","Rental Store P C (4.4.8) C (4.4.9)","Resale Retail C (4.4.15) and and","Retail Sales P C (4.4.8) C (4.4.9) P","Small Appliance","Temporary Outdoor","Travel Agency/"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building or Structure","Accessory Use","Home Occupation (conditional)"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Accessory Use P P P P P P","Home Occupation C (4.4.11) C (4.4.11) C (4.4.11) C (4.4.11) C (4.4.11)"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Parking Lot: only on Parcel 1 (DD L64107) of Lot A, North Saanich District, Plan 15203; and Lots 1 and 2, Block 7, Section 11, Range 4 East, North Saanich District, Plan 381"],"quotes":["Parcel 1 (DD L64107) of Lot A, North Saanich District, Plan 15203; and","Lots 1 and 2, Block 7, Section 11, Range 4 East, North Saanich District, Plan 381."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"250 m²","quotes":["Beacon 250m2 12.0m 2 3","all other 250m2 15.0m 2 4"]},"max_density":{"value":"Lots abutting Beacon Avenue: 2.3 FAR (up to 2.7 FAR with bonus density amenities); lots abutting all other streets: 2.4 FAR (up to 3.0 FAR)","quotes":["2.3 2.7","2.4 3.0","Beacon 250m2 12.0m 2 3","all other 250m2 15.0m 2 4"]},"max_height":{"value":"Lots abutting Beacon Avenue: 12.0 m, minimum 2 and maximum 3 storeys; lots abutting all other streets: 15.0 m, minimum 2 and maximum 4 storeys","quotes":["Beacon 250m2 12.0m 2 3","all other 250m2 15.0m 2 4"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Minimum 1.0 m; maximum 4.5 m (corner lots: see bylaw)","quotes":["Minimum Setback 1.0m (1) 4.5m 4.5m (1)","1.0m (1)","Maximum Setback 4.5m (1)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m where the rear lot line abuts Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential land as designated by the OCP","quotes":["Minimum Setback 1.0m (1) 4.5m 4.5m (1)","1.0m (1)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m where the interior side lot line abuts Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential land as designated by the OCP","quotes":["Minimum Setback 1.0m (1) 4.5m 4.5m (1)","1.0m (1)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Minimum 1.0 m; maximum 4.5 m","quotes":["Minimum Setback 1.0m (1) 4.5m 4.5m (1)","1.0m (1)","Maximum Setback 4.5m (1)"]},"other":{"value":["On lots abutting Beacon Avenue, many uses (e.g. Artist Studio, Medical Office, Office, Fitness Centre) cannot front the street on the first storey","Dwelling units cannot be in the first storey of a building fronting a street (allowed next to a lane)","Cannabis Retail is not allowed with its main entrance on Sidney Avenue or James White Boulevard, or south of the centreline of Bevan Avenue","Hotels and Motels: individuals may stay at most 182 days a year (except residential staff)"],"quotes":["use is prohibited to front along the street on the","Dwelling units shall not be located within a portion of the","within premises having a main or principal entrance opening","on to Sidney Avenue or James White Boulevard, or on any property located south of the","182 days in any given year."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025)","url":"https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Town says the consolidation is for convenience only and is not admissible in court under the Evidence Act; certified copies come from the Corporate Administrator. The consolidation lists amendments to 2025 only."},"source_url":"https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=32","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sidney","name":"Sidney","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/index.json"}}