---
title: "C1 zone in Stewart: Downtown Commercial"
place: Stewart, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/stewart
zone: C1
bylaw: District of Stewart Zoning Bylaw No. 881, 2014 (original, October 2014) with amending bylaws 925/2018, 923/2018, 928/2018, 958/2019, 985/2021, 994/2022, 1023/2024, 1026/2024
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Stewart: Downtown Commercial

Main uses: Animal grooming, Bakery, Brewing on premises establishment, Club or lodge, Coffee shop, café, and 24 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Animal grooming; Bakery; Brewing on premises establishment; Club or lodge; Coffee shop, café; Cold beer and wine store; Convenience store; Daycare; Financial institution; Fitness centre; Laundromat; Health services; Hotel; Motel; Non-motorized sports equipment rental, sales and repair; Office; Parking lot; Personal service establishment; Post office; Podium dwelling; Printing and media services; Professional services office; Public assembly and entertainment; Public use; Recreational facility; Restaurant; Retail store; Second hand store; Shopping center
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building
- **Minimum lot area:** 275 m² (new subdivisions)
- **Minimum lot width:** 12.0 m (minimum frontage, new subdivisions)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 95%
- **Maximum density:** 40 dwelling units per hectare of parcel area (podium dwelling)
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 0.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 2.0 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: 50.0 m² total floor area at most

## Source

- [District of Stewart Zoning Bylaw No. 881, 2014 (original, October 2014) with amending bylaws 925/2018, 923/2018, 928/2018, 958/2019, 985/2021, 994/2022, 1023/2024, 1026/2024, s. 9.0](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/928#page=36) (read 2026-11-08)

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