CW zone in Wells: Wells Commercial District

Wells, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

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.

Zone rules

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 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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	accessory dwelling unit ancillary buildings and ancillary uses
Minimum lot area	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
Maximum density	Hotel, motel, lodge, resort, health spa: 8 sleeping or housekeeping units per 0.4 hectare
Maximum height	12.5 m
Front setback	4.5 m (0 m for parcels fronting on or surrounded by Baker Street, Blair Avenue, Bowman Crescent, Pooley Street and Mildred Avenue)
Rear setback	1.5 m (same on those streets)
Interior side setback	1.25 m (0 m on those streets)
Street side setback	4.5 m (0 m on those streets)
Other rules	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

Source: District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated), s. 4.1.A (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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