{"title":"C1 zone in Telkwa: Downtown Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Downtown Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A wide range and mix of commercial and institutional uses to make downtown Telkwa a focal point for the community and visitors.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A wide range and mix of commercial and institutional uses to make downtown Telkwa a focal point for the community and visitors.","quotes":["to provide for a wide range and mix of Commercial and Institutional","uses to encourage the development of downtown Telkwa as a focal point for the community and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural Feed Store","Apartment","Art Gallery","Cannabis Retail","Convenience Retail Store","Day Care","Dwelling, Duplex (only if lawfully established as a residence before the bylaw was adopted)","Dwelling, Single Detached (only if lawfully established as a residence before the bylaw was adopted)","Emergency Services","Farmers' Market","Financial Services","Food Processing","Hotel","Industrial, Light","Institutional","Licensed Establishment","Light Equipment Repair and Sales","Motel","Office","Personal Service","Professional Service","Recreation, Community","Restaurant","Retail Store","Veterinary Clinic","Visitor Information Centre","Artist Live-Work Studio"],"quotes":["Agricultural Feed Store","Apartment","Art Gallery","Cannabis Retail","Convenience Retail Store","Day Care","Dwelling, Duplex - provided that such dwellings were lawfully established, used and","Dwelling, Single Detached - provided that such dwelling was lawfully established, used","Emergency Services","Farmers' Market","Financial Services","Food Processing","Hotel","Industrial, Light","Institutional","Licensed Establishment","Light Equipment Repair and Sales","Motel","Office","Personal Service","Professional Service","Recreation, Community","Restaurant","Retail Store","Veterinary Clinic","Visitor Information Centre","Artist Live-Work Studio"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Home Business"],"quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Home Business"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2000 m² (hotels and motels); 280 m² (all other uses); 2 ha when not connected to community water and wastewater","quotes":["Hotels and Motels 2000 m2 15.0 m","All other permitted uses in the C1 Zone 280 m2 9.0 m","Minimum Parcel Size for all uses is 2 ha when not connected to a Community Water System"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m (hotels and motels); 9.0 m (all other uses)","quotes":["Hotels and Motels 2000 m2 15.0 m","All other permitted uses in the C1 Zone 280 m2 9.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"85%","quotes":["Maximum Parcel Coverage: 85%"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 principal building","quotes":["Density: 1 Principal Building"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["Principal Buildings: 10.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Principal 0.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m 3.0 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (7.5 m for apartment buildings)","quotes":["Principal 0.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m 3.0 m 7.5 m","Rear Parcel Line -"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Principal 0.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m 3.0 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Principal 0.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m 3.0 m 7.5 m"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Telkwa Zoning Bylaw No. 747, 2022 (adopted March 22, 2022)","url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/_files/ugd/a93d86_9bedd68db9be4179adca3b8b55fb8789.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"No amendments were found on the Village's planning page; the page lists a second copy of the bylaw (a93d86_d217a583...pdf) with minor wording differences in the landscaping and fence section."},"source_url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/_files/ugd/a93d86_9bedd68db9be4179adca3b8b55fb8789.pdf#page=45","place":{"path":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/index.json"}}