TC: Town Centre

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Apartments and townhouses, at least 40 homes per hectare (s. 13.1.4); none on the ground floor along Main Street (s. 13.1.8)

Main uses

Shops, offices, restaurants, personal services, tourist accommodation, assembly, civic, cultural, educational and indoor recreation uses, outdoor markets, child and community care, alcohol production, apartments and townhouses; home occupation

Smallest lot for a subdivision

1,000 m², width at least a quarter of the depth

Lot coverage

100%

Height limit

15 m

Setbacks

None at the front and sides, rear 3 m (accessory buildings the same)

Homes in a building with a business have their own outside entrance and don't share a hallway with it (s. 13.1.8).

Site-specific (s. 13.1.9): a service industry use is also allowed at 8147 Main Street.

Home occupation (s. 7.5): residents only, in the home or an accessory building, up to 40% of the home and 50 m²; no outdoor storage, retail limited to goods made there and remote sales; no vehicle repair, contractor's yard, animals or cannabis; one extra parking space.

Parking (s. 10.2): 1.5 spaces per home, 1 in the downtown parking area (s. 10.6), where changing the use of a building built before September 24, 2024 needs no new spaces if its floor area doesn't grow.

Short-term rental of a whole home isn't a listed use in this zone (s. 5.4); tourist accommodation is.

A minimum lot size under 1 ha applies only to a new lot on community water and sewer (s. 8.4).

Floodplain (s. 9): no building within 7.5 m of the natural boundary of a lake, pond or marsh; living space on the Osoyoos Lake floodplain stands at or above 280.70 m (geodetic), and elsewhere 1.5 m above any other watercourse.

Accessory buildings go up only with or after the main building, never between it and the front lot line, and can't be lived in or hold a bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, wet bar or deck (s. 7.1).

Fences up to 1.2 m in the front setback and 2.0 m behind it; nothing over 1.0 m within 6 m of a street corner (ss. 6.1, 6.12).

Every zone also allows public parks, utilities, emergency services, licensed day care for up to 8 and a residence for up to 10 (6 in care) (s. 6.11).

Only the uses the zone lists are allowed (s. 5.4).

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the Town of Osoyoos's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Section 13.1 of Town of Osoyoos Zoning Bylaw No. 1395, 2024 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-05); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District Okanagan Similkameen.