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CS-1 zoning in BC
CS-1 (also written CS1) means whatever the bylaw that zones the lot says: there is no provincial CS-1 zone. 4 bylaws we've summarised use it, from 4 local governments. It goes by 3 names: Service Commercial (2 bylaws), Commercial Service Station One, Community Service One. What it allows is below, bylaw by bylaw.
CS-1 in each bylaw
| Local government | Homes allowed | Smallest lot for a subdivision | Lot coverage | Height limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Coquitlam Service Commercial · City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 | None: the zone lists no home (s. 1601(2)) | 925 m² for commercial uses and a service station; 2,320 m² for tourist accommodation; 4,000 m² for outdoor commercial recreation (s. 1601(4)) | 55% (s. 1601(6)); floor area at most 0.6 times the lot area (s. 1601(5)) | 11.0 m and two storeys (s. 1601(9)) |
| City of Maple Ridge Service Commercial · City of Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 | At most 3 homes, as apartments or one or two homes accessory to a business: only above the first storey and above every storey used for business, never sharing a storey with it, each with its own access and outdoor space of 5% of the home's floor area or 4.6 m², whichever is more; their parking kept for them (ss. 708.3, 708.10(2), 708.11(2)) | 929 m², 18 m wide, 30 m deep with community water and sewer; 2,000 m², 30 m wide, 36 m deep with water only; 0.4 ha, 36 m wide, 60 m deep with neither (s. 708.4, Schedule B) | 40%, all buildings together; surface parking at most 95% of the lot (s. 708.6). No density limit set (s. 708.5) | 7.5 m for every building and structure (s. 708.8) |
| City of Nanaimo Community Service One · City of Nanaimo Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 | One house as a use of its own, with a secondary suite where the house is the only use on the lot; one accessory home with another use; seniors' congregate housing and personal care facilities up to a floor area ratio of 1.25 (ss. 14.2.1, 14.2.2, 14.3.1, 14.3.2)Exceptions (1)
Listed in s. 14.3.1.1 of the bylaw. | 1,800 m², 20 m wide, 30 m deep (s. 14.4) | 40% (s. 14.6.1) | 14 m (s. 14.6.1)Exceptions (1)
Listed in s. 14.6.2 of the bylaw. |
| Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality Commercial Service Station One · Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 | One auxiliary home | 1,350 m² | 60% | 7.6 m and 2 storeys |
Listed by local government, not ranked. "Not set" means the zone itself sets no figure; general rules elsewhere in its bylaw may still apply. Each zone's page has its uses, setbacks and the bylaw's sections.
Two lots both zoned CS-1 under different bylaws can allow quite different things, and provincial law sets a floor of homes on most house zones in towns (how many homes can I build?). Site-specific exceptions, development permit areas and the ALR apply on top. Find the lot's own zone with the search above, then confirm with the local government before you buy or build.
Sources: each zone's bylaw, linked from its page, summarised in our words. Other councils' zones aren't here: the zoning we cover.