{"title":"CH zone in Summerland: Highway Commercial Zone","code":"CH","slug":"ch","name":"Highway Commercial Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"11.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Highway-oriented sales and services for the travelling public; lots must be designated Tourist Commercial.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Highway-oriented sales and services for the travelling public; lots must be designated Tourist Commercial.","quotes":["To provide a zone to predominantly accommodate Highway-oriented sales and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Carwash","Convenience Store","Fruit Stand","Eating & Drinking Establishment","Gas Bar","Hotel","Motel","Club","Protective & Emergency Services","Recreational Services, Indoor","Recreation Vehicle Sales","Service Stations","tourism information centres","Greenhouses and Plant Nurseries"],"quotes":["(a) Carwash;","(b) Convenience Store;","(c) Fruit Stand;","(d) Eating & Drinking Establishment;","(e) Gas Bar;","(f) Hotel;","(g) Motel;","(h) Club;","(i) Protective & Emergency Services;","(j) Recreational Services, Indoor;","(k) Recreation Vehicle Sales 264;","(l) Service Stations;","(m) tourism information centres; and","(n) Greenhouses and Plant Nurseries."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building & Structures","Retail Store, General"],"quotes":["(a) Accessory Building & Structures;","(b) Retail Store, General 265"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"930 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Area 930m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25.0 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 25.0m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 35 percent"]},"max_height":{"value":"The lesser of 9.5 m or 2 storeys","quotes":["(e) Maximum Height The lesser of 9.5m","or 2 Storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Same as principal buildings (the lesser of 9.5 m or 2 storeys)","quotes":["11.3.6 Siting Regulations – Principal & Accessory Uses 266","(e) Maximum Height The lesser of 9.5m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.0 m","quotes":["(a) Minimum Front Setback 7.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (6.0 m where the lot abuts an urban residential or agricultural zoned lot)","quotes":["(b) Minimum Rear Setback 3.0m (see (f))","shall be 6.0m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.5 m","quotes":["(c) Minimum Side Setback (Interior) 2.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(d) Minimum Side Setback (Exterior) 4.5m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Same as principal buildings: front 7.0 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 2.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m","quotes":["11.3.6 Siting Regulations – Principal & Accessory Uses 266","(a) Minimum Front Setback 7.0m","(b) Minimum Rear Setback 3.0m (see (f))","(c) Minimum Side Setback (Interior) 2.5m","(d) Minimum Side Setback (Exterior) 4.5m"]},"other":{"value":["Outdoor storage of machinery, equipment, materials, or vehicles under repair is not permitted"],"quotes":["(a) Outdoor storage of machinery, equipment, materials, or vehicles under","repair shall not be permitted."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2000-450 (Schedule \"A\" to Bylaw 2000-450, adopted September 12, 2011; consolidated copy: file named consolidated to March 3, 2026, cover text says Consolidated Up to March 3, 2025)","url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/schedule-'a'---consolidated-to-march-3-2026e705a85cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf?sfvrsn=ee88c6fb_0","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The consolidated copy is to be used for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time. CD6 (s. 15.7) is in the bylaw only as a stub saying final reading and adoption has not yet taken place, so it is not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/schedule-'a'---consolidated-to-march-3-2026e705a85cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf?sfvrsn=ee88c6fb_0#page=104","place":{"path":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/ch/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/ch.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/ch.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/index.json"}}