{"title":"WUC1 zone in West Kelowna: Westbank Urban Centre – Mixed Use Corridor Zone","code":"WUC1","slug":"wuc1","name":"Westbank Urban Centre – Mixed Use Corridor Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"12.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate a high-density, walkable, vibrant and pedestrian scaled mixed-use precinct in the Westbank Urban Centre Mixed-Use Corridor.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate a high-density, walkable, vibrant and pedestrian scaled mixed-use precinct in the Westbank Urban Centre Mixed-Use Corridor.","quotes":["To accommodate a high-density, walkable, vibrant and pedestrian scaled mixed-use precinct in the"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural market","Apartment","Alcohol production facility","Broadcasting studio","Cabaret, bar or lounge","Care facility, major in 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","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","Transportation station"],"quotes":["Agricultural market","Apartment","Alcohol production facility","Broadcasting studio","Cabaret, bar or lounge","Care facility, major in apartment form","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","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","Transportation station"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses, buildings and structures","Home based business, minor","Vehicle Parking Areas or Structures"],"quotes":["Accessory uses, buildings and structures","Home based business, minor","Vehicle Parking Areas or Structures"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"400 m2 (2,690.9 ft2)","quotes":["Minimum parcel area 400 m2 (2,690.9 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft) frontage","quotes":["Minimum parcel frontage 7.5 m (24.6 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100% with consideration of public amenity space guidelines in the Official Community Plan","quotes":["Maximum parcel coverage 100% with consideration of public amenity space guidelines as"]},"max_density":{"value":"Base 2.6 FAR; 6.5 FAR with density bonusing","quotes":["Maximum base density: 2.6 FAR","Maximum density (with density 6.5 FAR"]},"max_height":{"value":"70.0 m (229.7 ft) to a maximum of 19 storeys (with density bonusing); building podium 12.0 m (39.4 ft) to a maximum of 3 storeys","quotes":["70.0 m (229.7 ft) to a maximum of 19 storeys, except it is:","Maximum building podium 12.0 m (39.4 ft) to a maximum of 3 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m (16.4 ft)","quotes":["5.0 m (16.4 ft) for accessory buildings and structures"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (14.8 ft); 0.0 m on Hoskins Road; 2.0 m (6.6 ft) for buildings on Brown Road; 3.0 m (9.8 ft) on Main Street with vehicular access from a highway other than a Provincial Highway; 6.2 m (20.3 ft) for a garage, parkade door or gate with vehicle entry from the front","quotes":["Front parcel boundary or 4.5 m (14.8 ft), except it is:","0.0 m (0.0 ft) for buildings and structures on Hoskins Road;","2.0 m (6.6 ft) for buildings on Brown Road;","3.0 m (9.8 ft) for buildings and structures on Main Street that","6.2 m (20.3 ft) for a garage, parkade door or gate having","vehicular entry from the front."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m (0.0 ft); 6.0 m (19.7 ft) when abutting Low Density Residential Land Use Designation in the Official Community Plan","quotes":["Rear parcel boundary or 0.0 m (0.0 ft), except it is:","6.0 m (19.7 ft) when abutting Low Density Residential Land Use"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m (0.0 ft); 6.0 m (19.7 ft) when abutting Low Density Residential Land Use Designation in the Official Community Plan","quotes":["Interior side parcel boundary 0.0 m (0.0 ft), except it is:","6.0 m (19.7 ft) when abutting Low Density Residential Land Use"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (14.8 ft); 0.0 m on Hoskins Road; 2.0 m (6.6 ft) for buildings on Brown Road; 3.0 m (9.8 ft) on Main Street with vehicular access from a highway other than a Provincial Highway; 6.2 m (20.3 ft) for a garage, parkade door or gate with vehicle entry from the exterior side","quotes":["Exterior side parcel boundary 4.5 m (14.8 ft), except it is:","0.0 m (0,0 ft) for buildings and structures on Hoskins Road;","2.0 m (6.6 ft) for buildings on Brown Road;","3.0 m (9.8 ft) for buildings and structures on Main Street that","6.2 m (20.3 ft) for a garage, parkade door or gate having","vehicular entry from the exterior side."]},"other":{"value":["Every development must mix residential and commercial or institutional uses listed as Principal Uses","Commercial or institutional uses are required along the entire ground floor frontage on Brown Road; residential or hotel uses only above the first storey","Podium stepback: 3.0 m (9.8 ft) required above 3 storeys or 12.0 m (39.4 ft), whichever is less, for buildings of 5 storeys or greater","Towers (7 storeys or greater): 20.0 m (65.6 ft) to towers on adjacent site, 15.0 m (49.2 ft) between towers on the same site, 10.0 m (32.8 ft) to adjacent property line of potential future high rise site"],"quotes":["All developments must contain a mix of residential and commercial or institutional uses listed","Commercial or institutional uses are required along the entire frontage of the ground floor level","high street, including the flanking side street on a corner lot, and residential uses or hotel uses","are only permitted above the first storey.","A 3.0 m (9.8 ft) stepback is required for any portion of the","building above 3 storeys or 12.0 m (39.4 ft), whichever is less,","20.0 m (65.6 ft) to towers on adjacent site;","15.0 m (49.2 ft) between towers on the same site; and","10.0 m (32.8 ft) to adjacent property line of potential future"]}},"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=132","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/wuc1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning/wuc1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning/wuc1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning/index.json"}}