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title: "C1-A zone in Terrace: Urban Commercial"
place: Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/terrace
zone: C1-A
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2069-2014 (consolidated to Bylaw 2345-2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/c1-a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/c1-a.json"
---

# C1-A zone in Terrace: Urban Commercial

Higher density mixed-use (commercial and multi-family residential) buildings up to six storeys in the downtown area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Higher density mixed-use (commercial and multi-family residential) buildings up to six storeys in the downtown area.
- **Main uses:** Community Care Facility; Daycare Centre; Financial Institution; Health Services Facility; Laundromat; Microbrewery/Craft Distillery; Mixed Use Building; Office; Parking Facility; Personal Service Establishment; Restaurant; Retail Store; Storefront Cannabis Retail (A multi-family dwelling is only allowed with other primary uses in a mixed use building, and not below the second storey.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Level 1; Hostel (A Level 1 home occupation must be inside a dwelling unit in a mixed-use building.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Place of Worship, on Lot 2, District Lot 361, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 3409 and Lot 4, District Lot 361, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 3329; Multi-family residential on the ground floor with a minimum setback of 10 metres from a parcel line abutting a highway, on Lot 1, District Lot 361, Range 5, Coast District, Plan EPP62379 (4617 Greig Avenue); Art and Cultural Facility, Entertainment Facility, Hotel, Media Studio, Motel, Museum, Neighbourhood Pub, Printing Services, Recreation Facility-Indoor, Veterinary Clinic, on Lot 1, District Lot 361, Range 5, Coast District, Plan EPP62379 (4617 Greig Avenue)
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum density:** 100 units per hectare (mixed use building) (Mixed use buildings may increase to 120 dwelling units per hectare under the Section 3.10 density bonus provisions.)
- **Maximum height:** 18.0 m (A mixed-use building may reach 22.0 m if any Section 3.10 density bonus amenity is provided.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.4 m
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m (side parcel line)
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m (side parcel line)
- **Other rules:** Maximum floor space ratio 3.0 (may increase to 3.5 under the density bonus provisions).; Parking and loading as required by Section 8.0.; Commercial uses are not permitted above a multi-family dwelling in a mixed use building.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2069-2014 (consolidated to Bylaw 2345-2026), s. 12.2](https://www.terrace.ca/media/4249#page=80) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Terrace: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/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/terrace/zoning/c1-a/_