---
title: "CM zone in Summerland: Heavy Commercial Zone"
place: Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/summerland
zone: CM
bylaw: "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)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/cm/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/cm.json"
---

# CM zone in Summerland: Heavy Commercial Zone

Established commercial operations that need substantial on-site storage; lands must be designated Service Commercial.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Established commercial operations that need substantial on-site storage; lands must be designated Service Commercial.
- **Main uses:** Cannery & Packing House; Farm Equipment, Supplies, and Sales; garden centre; lumber yard; Warehouse Sales Establishments
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings & Structures; Employee Housing
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 9304 Jubilee Road East: Recreational Service, Indoor is an allowable principal use
- **Minimum lot area:** 5.0 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 100 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60 percent
- **Maximum height:** The lesser of 12.0 m or 2 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Same as principal buildings (the lesser of 12.0 m or 2 storeys)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (6.0 m where the lot abuts an urban residential zoned lot)
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 m (3.0 m where the lot abuts an urban residential zoned lot)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: front 6.0 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 2.4 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Employee Housing limited to one Dwelling unit per lot or development site, with a separate at-grade entrance (no wider than 5.0 m where it fronts a public street)

## Source

- [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), s. 11.7](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=112) (read 2026-11-07)

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