{"title":"C1 zone in Terrace: Central Business Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Central Business Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"12.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial centre of the city: a mix of commercial, administrative, medical and multi-family residential uses at higher densities, in buildings up to six storeys, oriented to pedestrians.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial centre of the city: a mix of commercial, administrative, medical and multi-family residential uses at higher densities, in buildings up to six storeys, oriented to pedestrians.","quotes":["To function as the commercial centre of the municipality","in buildings up to six storeys in height"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Art and Cultural Facility","Community Care Facility","Entertainment Facility","Financial Institution","Funeral Home","Health Services Facility","Hotel","Laundromat","Media Studio","Microbrewery/Craft Distillery","Mixed Use Building","Motel","Museum","Neighbourhood Pub","Nightclub","Office","Parking Facility","Personal Service Establishment","Place of Worship","Printing Services","Recreation Facility – Indoor","Restaurant","Retail Store","Storefront Cannabis Retail","Transportation Use","Veterinary Clinic"],"note":"A multi-family dwelling is only allowed with other primary uses in a mixed use building, and not below the second storey.","quotes":["• Art and Cultural Facility • Nightclub","• Community Care Facility • Office","• Entertainment Facility • Parking Facility","• Financial Institution • Personal Service Establishment","• Funeral Home • Place of Worship","• Health Services Facility • Printing Services","• Hotel • Recreation Facility – Indoor","• Laundromat • Restaurant","• Media Studio • Retail Store","• Microbrewery/Craft Distillery • Storefront Cannabis Retail","• Mixed Use Building • Transportation Use","• Motel • Veterinary Clinic","• Museum","• Neighbourhood Pub","a. A multi-family dwelling must only be permitted in conjunction with one or more","storey of the building."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation – Level 1","Hostel"],"note":"A hostel must be with a primary use in a commercial building and not below the second storey; a Level 1 home occupation must be inside a dwelling unit in a mixed-use building.","quotes":["• Home Occupation – Level 1","• Hostel","A level 1 home occupation must only be permitted within a dwelling unit in a","b. A hostel must only be permitted in conjunction with one or more"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"280 m²","quotes":[".1 Minimum Parcel Area 280 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m (hotel or motel); 10.0 m (all other uses)","quotes":["a. hotel or motel 30.0 m","b. all other uses 10.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%","quotes":[".4 Maximum Parcel Coverage 100%"]},"max_density":{"value":"100 units per hectare (mixed use building)","note":"Mixed use buildings may increase to 120 dwelling units per hectare under the Section 3.10 density bonus provisions.","quotes":["a. mixed use building 100 units per hectare","to 3.5 floor area ratio and 120 dwelling units per hectare in accordance with"]},"max_height":{"value":"18.0 m","note":"A mixed-use building may reach 22.0 m if any Section 3.10 density bonus amenity is provided.","quotes":["a. principal building/structure 18.0 m","to 22.0 m if any of the density bonus amenities in Section 3.10 are provided."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.4 m","quotes":["b. accessory building/structure 6.4 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["a. front parcel line 0.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["d. rear parcel line 0.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["b. interior side parcel line 0.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["c. exterior side parcel line 0.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum floor area 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.","A funeral home must not contain a crematorium."],"quotes":[".6 Maximum Floor Area Ratio 3.0","to 3.5 floor area ratio and 120 dwelling units per hectare in accordance with",".8 Parking and Loading Required as per Section 8.0","Commercial uses are not permitted above a multi-family dwelling in a mixed","g. A funeral home must not contain a crematorium in the C1 zone."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2069-2014 (consolidated to Bylaw 2345-2026)","url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4249","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation is for convenience only; the original bylaw prevails."},"source_url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4249#page=78","place":{"path":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/index.json"}}