---
title: "AC1 zone in West Vancouver: Ambleside Centre Zone 1"
place: West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/west-vancouver
zone: AC1
bylaw: District of West Vancouver Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010
bylaw_read: 2026-11-09
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/zoning/ac1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/zoning/ac1.json"
---

# AC1 zone in West Vancouver: Ambleside Centre Zone 1

Main uses: Retail Use, Bakery, confectionery or manufacture of other food goods whose products are also sold on the premises, Sale or rental of goods or services, Office Use a) office building containing professional and business offices, Personal or Business Service, and 47 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Retail Use; Bakery, confectionery or manufacture of other food goods whose products are also sold on the premises; Sale or rental of goods or services; Office Use a) office building containing professional and business offices; Personal or Business Service; Bank and financial services; Beauty and wellness centre; Clothes making and repair; Dry cleaner; Fitness and body care; Gallery, frame shop, interior decorating; Hair salon; Printing shop employing not more than five persons on the premises; Service and repair of household and personal goods; Vehicle Related Uses; Vehicles sales on properties fronting on the north side of Clyde Avenue only; Vehicle servicing on properties fronting on the north side of Clyde Avenue onlyZoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010 444232v2Document # 444232v1; Education; Business or commercial school, including tutoring, remedial training, music, dance or art academy; Amusement; Amusement place including bowling alley and billiard hall; Theatre; Restaurant; Liquor primary premises licensed under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act; Microbrewery, winery and distillery; Restaurant; Child Care; Child care; Animal Services; Pet care establishment; Veterinary medical clinic; Visitor Accommodation; Hotel; Residential; Dwelling units in a building combining commercial and residential uses and provided:; Section 120.07 does not apply; No portion of the first storey having direct access to street level grade shall be used for residential purposes except for the entrance(s) or entrance; A minimum of 30% of the building area included in the Floor Area Ratio is composed of commercial useZoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010; Accessory Uses; Accessory buildings and uses; Community care; Home based business; Excluded Uses; The uses listed above exclude, in whole and in part; Amusement arcade, pin ball arcade; Casino or video lottery terminal (VLT) use; Drive-through businesses, or portion of a business; Gasoline station – full or self service; Industrial and manufacturing services not specified in the zone; Night club/cabaret and discotheque; Pawn shop; Social escort service

## Source

- [District of West Vancouver Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, s. 701](https://westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/media/documents/Zoning%20Bylaw%204662%20-%20Section%20700%20-%20Ambleside%20Centre%20Zones%20%28AC1%20%26%20AC2%29.pdf#page=1) (read 2026-11-09)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in West Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/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/west-vancouver/zoning/ac1/_