---
title: "CN zone in Summerland: Neighbourhood Commercial Zone"
place: Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/summerland
zone: CN
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/cn/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/cn.json"
---

# CN zone in Summerland: Neighbourhood Commercial Zone

Day to day convenience shopping for local neighbourhoods; lands must be designated Low, Medium or High Density Residential.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Day to day convenience shopping for local neighbourhoods; lands must be designated Low, Medium or High Density Residential.
- **Main uses:** Child Care Centre, Major, Minor; Convenience Store; Community Recreation Service; Dwelling; Personal Service Establishment; Recycle Drop-Off Centre; Single Detached Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings & Structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 11402 Victoria Road: manufacture and sales of sportswear and promotional products is an allowable principal use
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,100 m² minimum (2,025 m² maximum)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.7; at most two Dwellings per lot, and only one Single Detached Dwelling per lot
- **Maximum height:** The lesser of 9.5 m or 2 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Same as principal buildings (the lesser of 9.5 m or 2 storeys)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.5 m (6.0 m where the lot abuts a rural or urban residential zone)
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 m (3.0 m where the lot abuts a rural or urban residential zone)
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: front 6.0 m, rear 3.5 m, interior side 2.4 m, exterior side 3.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth is 30.0 m; A separate entrance to the Dwellings must be maintained at Finished Grade

## 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. 11.1](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=100) (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/cn/_