C-1: Community Commercial

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One dwelling, built into the commercial building above the first storey or behind the business, self-contained and with its own outside door; a hotel's or motel's dwelling is exempt from that and may stand apart

Main uses

Shops (convenience, grocery, pharmacy, liquor, clothing, furniture, books, sporting goods, gifts, art and craft, florist and garden, jewelry and electronics, pets, hardware), dry cleaning and laundry, offices, medical and dental clinics, child care, art, music and dance schools, beauty and barber shops, fitness centres and spas, restaurants, bars and pubs, hotels and motels, mini golf, theatre, billiards, bowling and arcade, bus depot, funeral home, service clubs, printing, greenhouse and nursery, post office, government services, tourist information

Smallest lot for a subdivision

1,670 m² on on-site water and sewage disposal, 1,390 m² with community water or sewer, 555 m² with both; hotels and motels 2,000 m² (s. 2.2)

Height limit

Main building 12 m or 3 storeys, accessory buildings 5 m or 1 storey (whichever is less in each case); a detached dwelling for a hotel or motel 9 m

Setbacks

Front 4.5 m; rear 4.5 m beside a road and 6 m next to a residential, small holdings, resort or P-1 zone (no other rear setback set); sides 5 m on one side where there's no lane, 6 m beside a road or next to a residential, small holdings, resort or P-1 zone

One main building per lot, except for motels.

The business runs inside a fully enclosed building, apart from parking, loading and driveways, screened storage yards, display, rental and sales areas, and outdoor seating for food service.

Outdoor storage is screened by a solid board fence or evergreen hedge at least 2 m tall on every side not facing a building on the lot (s. 1.14(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 RDEK's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 3255, 2023 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District of East Kootenay.