---
title: "MX1 zone in Summerland: Mixed Use Zone"
place: Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/summerland
zone: MX1
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/mx1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/mx1.json"
---

# MX1 zone in Summerland: Mixed Use Zone

A broad range of commercial and residential uses within mixed-use buildings up to 6 storeys in the Downtown and Lower Town areas.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A broad range of commercial and residential uses within mixed-use buildings up to 6 storeys in the Downtown and Lower Town areas.
- **Main uses:** Apartment Housing; Health Services; Art Gallery & Museum; Hotel; Amusement Establishment; Office; Business support services; Personal Service Establishment; Craft Brewery/ Distillery; Place of Worship; Child Care Centre, Major, Minor; Protective and Emergency Services; Club; Recreation Service, Indoor; Community Recreation Services; Retail Store, General; Eating & Drinking Establishment; Retail Store, Licensed Cannabis (downtown core only); Education Services; Financial Services
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings & Structures; Home-occupation, Type 1
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 13415 Lakeshore Drive (Lot 1, District Lots 455 and 5085, Plan 5896): maximum height of principal buildings 23.0
- **Minimum lot area:** 800 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 3.5
- **Maximum height:** 22.0 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: front 3.0 m, rear 0.0 m, interior side 0.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Commercial uses are permitted within the first two storeys only; All dwelling units need an at-grade entrance separate from the non-residential uses; Maximum lot depth is 30.0 m; No parking, loading or garbage collection between the front or exterior side face of a building and a public highway

## 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. 11.8](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=113) (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/mx1/_