{"title":"CW zone in Wells: Wells Commercial District","code":"CW","slug":"cw","name":"Wells Commercial District","group":"Commercial","section":"4.1.A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: multi-family residential dwelling, general store, convenience store, grocery store, pharmacy, retail sale of household and personal goods, business, professional or government office, restaurant, bakery, delicatessen, and 18 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["multi-family residential dwelling","general store, convenience store, grocery store, pharmacy","retail sale of household and personal goods","business, professional or government office","restaurant, bakery, delicatessen","personal service shop","artisan studio and gallery","merchandise service shop","bank or financial institution","postal outlet","motor vehicle fuel station, motor vehicle service station","liquor store, neighbourhood public house","hotel, motel, lodge, resort, health spa","dry cleaners, laundromat","community hall or auditorium, recreational facility, library","museum, historic site or gallery","antique and secondhand sales","commercial club, fraternal club or organization","campground, recreational vehicle park","recreational facility, including a golf course, a curling rink, racquet courts, ice or roller skating rink, etc.","concession stand, coffee house, confectionery or curio shop","public use or community care facility","commercial tour operator"],"quotes":["multi-family residential dwelling","general store, convenience store, grocery store, pharmacy","retail sale of household and personal goods","business, professional or government office","restaurant, bakery, delicatessen","personal service shop","artisan studio and gallery","merchandise service shop","bank or financial institution","postal outlet","motor vehicle fuel station, motor vehicle service station","liquor store, neighbourhood public house","hotel, motel, lodge, resort, health spa","dry cleaners, laundromat","community hall or auditorium, recreational facility, library","museum, historic site or gallery","antique and secondhand sales","commercial club, fraternal club or organization","campground, recreational vehicle park","recreational facility, including a golf course, a curling rink, racquet courts,","concession stand, coffee house, confectionery or curio shop","public use or community care facility","commercial tour operator"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory dwelling unit","ancillary buildings and ancillary uses"],"quotes":["accessory dwelling unit","ancillary buildings and ancillary uses"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Non-residential use: 300 m² (community water and sewer), 600 m² (community water or sewer), 4,000 m² (no community services). Combined residential and non-residential use: 600 m², 900 m², 4,000 m². Per multi-family dwelling unit: 200 m², 557 m², 2,000 m²","quotes":["Non-Residential Use 300 square metres 600 square metres 4,000 square metres","Combined 600 square metres 900 square metres 4,000 square metres","Per Multi-Family 200 square metres 557 square metres 2,000 square metres"]},"max_density":{"value":"Hotel, motel, lodge, resort, health spa: 8 sleeping or housekeeping units per 0.4 hectare","quotes":["Housekeeping Units (maximum) = 8 per 0.4 hectare","Number of Sleeping or"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.5 m","quotes":["HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS (maximum): = 12.5 metres (41 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (0 m for parcels fronting on or surrounded by Baker Street, Blair Avenue, Bowman Crescent, Pooley Street and Mildred Avenue)","quotes":["Front Yard - Setback = 4.5 metres (14.76 feet)","For parcels in the CW zone fronting on or surrounded by Baker Street, Blair","Avenue, Bowman Crescent, Pooley Street and Mildred Avenue, the setbacks are as","Front Yard - Setback = 0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m (same on those streets)","quotes":["Rear Yard - Setback = 1.5 metres (4.92 feet)","For parcels in the CW zone fronting on or surrounded by Baker Street, Blair","Avenue, Bowman Crescent, Pooley Street and Mildred Avenue, the setbacks are as","Rear Yard - Setback = 1.5 metres (4.92 feet)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.25 m (0 m on those streets)","quotes":["Interior Side Yard - Setback = 1.25 metres (4.1 feet)","For parcels in the CW zone fronting on or surrounded by Baker Street, Blair","Avenue, Bowman Crescent, Pooley Street and Mildred Avenue, the setbacks are as","Interior Side Yard - Setback = 0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (0 m on those streets)","quotes":["Exterior Side Yard - Setback = 4.5 metres (14.76 feet)","For parcels in the CW zone fronting on or surrounded by Baker Street, Blair","Avenue, Bowman Crescent, Pooley Street and Mildred Avenue, the setbacks are as","Exterior Side Yard - Setback = 0 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum commercial floor area: 2,000 m² for a multi-tenant retail complex; 560 m² for an individual store or use","Open storage must be fully enclosed behind a screened and fenced area at least 2 m high and meet the yard setbacks","Campground or RV park: minimum lot area 0.8 hectare; maximum 15 sites per 0.4 hectare","Any building containing a residential use must be at least 6.5 m wide"],"quotes":["Multi-Tenant Retail Complex = 2,000 square metres","Individual Store or Use = 560 square metres","screened and fenced area with a minimum height of 2 metres (6.56 feet).","Lot Area (minimum) = 0.8 hectare (1.98 acres)","15 per 0.4 hectare","The minimum width of any building containing a residential use is 6.5 metres"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated)","url":"https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"This is the original 2000 bylaw text. The District posts amending bylaws separately and not folded in: No. 6 1998 (an older CRD bylaw), No. 123, 2013 (adds single family dwelling as permitted use in CW, s. 4.1.A.1(a)iii) and No. 125, 2013 (adds RV seasonal temporary dwelling rules, s. 3.13(g),(h)). Neither adds a zone."},"source_url":"https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379#page=37","place":{"path":"ca/bc/wells","name":"Wells","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/cw/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/cw.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/cw.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/index.json"}}