---
title: "C1 zone in Terrace: Central Business Commercial"
place: Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/terrace
zone: C1
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/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Terrace: Central Business Commercial

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** 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 (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 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.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 280 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m (hotel or motel); 10.0 m (all other uses)
- **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
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2069-2014 (consolidated to Bylaw 2345-2026), s. 12.1](https://www.terrace.ca/media/4249#page=78) (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/_