{"title":"BUC1 zone in West Kelowna: Boucherie Urban Centre Zone","code":"BUC1","slug":"buc1","name":"Boucherie Urban Centre Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"12.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A walkable, pedestrian-scaled secondary urban centre with multi-unit residential, mixed-use, commercial, institutional, recreational and community uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A walkable, pedestrian-scaled secondary urban centre with multi-unit residential, mixed-use, commercial, institutional, recreational and community uses.","quotes":["To accommodate a walkable, vibrant, and pedestrian scaled distinct secondary urban centre at a","commercial, institutional, recreational and community uses in the Boucherie Urban Centre as defined"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural market","Apartment","Alcohol production facility","Broadcasting studio","Care facility, major in townhouse or apartment form only","Child care, major (centre/facility)","Commercial school","Community or assembly hall","Congregate housing","Education facility","Extended medical treatment facility","Entertainment facility, indoor","Fire, police or ambulance service","Food bank","Funeral establishment","Group home, in townhouse form only","High technology business","Hotel","Library, museum or art gallery","Live/work unit","Neighbourhood pub","Office","Parks and Open Space","Personal service establishment","Postal or courier service","Printing or publishing","Recreation services, indoor","Restaurant","Retail, convenience","Retail, general","Townhouse","Transportation station","Vehicular parking areas or structures"],"quotes":["(a) Agricultural market","(b) Apartment","(c) Alcohol production facility","(d) Broadcasting studio","(f) Child care, major (centre/facility)","(g) Commercial school","(h) Community or assembly hall","(i) Congregate housing","(j) Education facility","(k) Extended medical treatment facility","(l) Entertainment facility, indoor","(m) Fire, police or ambulance service","(n) Food bank","(o) Funeral establishment","(p) Group home, in townhouse form only","(q) High technology business","(r) Hotel","(s) Library, museum or art gallery","(t) Live/work unit","(u) Neighbourhood pub","(v) Office","(w) Parks and Open Space","(x) Personal service establishment","(y) Postal or courier service","(z) Printing or publishing","(aa) Recreation services, indoor","(bb) Restaurant","(cc) Retail, convenience","(dd) Retail, general","(ee) Townhouse","(ff) Transportation station","(gg) Vehicular parking areas or structures","(e) Care facility, major in townhouse or"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses, buildings and structures","Cabaret, bar or lounge","Home based business, minor"],"quotes":["(a) Accessory uses, buildings and structures","(b) Cabaret, bar or lounge","(c) Home based business, minor"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"750 m²","quotes":["Minimum parcel area 750 m2 (8072.9 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m (minimum parcel frontage)","quotes":["Minimum parcel frontage 20.0 m (82.0 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%, with consideration of public amenity space guidelines in the Official Community Plan","quotes":["(e) Maximum parcel coverage 100% (with consideration of public amenity space guidelines as"]},"max_density":{"value":"2.3 FAR (wood frame, 100% residential); 2.6 FAR (mixed-use buildings); 4.1 FAR with density bonusing","quotes":["i. For Wood Frame construction 2.3 FAR","ii. For mixed-use buildings 2.6 FAR","with 100% residential use","(d) Maximum density (with 4.1 FAR"]},"max_height":{"value":"44.0 m, to a maximum of 12 storeys (with density bonusing); podium height 12.0 m, to a maximum of 3 storeys","quotes":["44.0 m (144.4 ft) to a maximum of 12 storeys except it is:","12.0 m (39.4 ft) to a maximum of 3 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["5.0 m (16.4 ft) for accessory buildings and structures"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m; 6.2 m for a garage, carport, parkade door or gate with vehicle entry from the front","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft), except it is:","6.2 m (20.3 ft) for a garage, carport, parkade door or gate"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m; 6.0 m when abutting Low Density Residential designation in the OCP","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft), except it is:","6.0 m (19.7 ft) when abutting Low Density Residential Land"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m; 6.0 m when abutting Low Density Residential designation in the OCP","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft), except it is:","6.0 m (19.7 ft) when abutting Low Density Residential Land"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m; 6.2 m for a garage, carport, parkade door or gate with vehicle entry from the exterior side","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft), except it is:","6.2 m (20.3 ft) for a garage, carport, parkade door or gate"]},"other":{"value":["Commercial or institutional uses are required along the entire ground-floor frontage on Ross Road, Cameron Road (south of Ross Road) and Westgate Road","A 3.0 m stepback is required above 3 storeys or 12.0 m (whichever is less) for buildings 5 storeys or greater","Drive throughs only on specific parcels by site specific text amendment","Where a lane is provided, vehicle access must be from the lane"],"quotes":["(a) Commercial or institutional uses are required along the entire frontage of the ground floor level","i. Ross Road","A 3.0 m (9.8 ft) stepback is required for any portion of the","building fronting a street above 3 storeys or 12.0 m (39.4 ft),","drive throughs may only be permitted on specific parcels by site","(d) Where a lane is provided, vehicular access must be from the lane."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 0320, 2024 (consolidated to Bylaw 320.16, 2026; effective date of original April 22, 2025)","url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The consolidation is for convenience only and is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation."},"source_url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf#page=141","place":{"path":"ca/bc/west-kelowna","name":"West Kelowna","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning/buc1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning/buc1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning/buc1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning/index.json"}}