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title: "C-1 zone in Tahsis: Commercial Zone One"
place: Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tahsis
zone: C-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Tahsis: Commercial Zone One

Main uses: Retail stores, Offices, Entertainment establishments, Banks, credit unions, loan, and trust companies, pawnshops, Coffee shops and restaurants, and 9 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Retail stores; Offices; Entertainment establishments; Banks, credit unions, loan, and trust companies, pawnshops; Coffee shops and restaurants; Hotels, motels, lodges, pubs; Personal service establishments; Private clubs; Repair establishments; Printing and publishing shops; Boat sales and service; Building supply and lumber yards; Retail sale of motor vehicle fuels and ancillary products; Non-medical cannabis retail store
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building or structure; One single-family dwelling; Home-based business; Professional occupation; Urban agricultural use
- **Maximum height:** 10 metres
- **Front setback:** Not required
- **Rear setback:** Not required; 2 metres where the abutting property is zoned residential
- **Interior side setback:** Not required; 3.5 metres where the abutting property is zoned residential
- **Other rules:** No parking, loading or storage areas in any required yards where the abutting property is zoned residential; No activity may cause nuisance to the surrounding area (unsightliness, odour, effluents, dust, noise, fumes, smoke or glare)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020, s. 5.7](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf#page=34) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Tahsis: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/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/tahsis/zoning/c-1/_