CB1: Central Business

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Apartments, and homes (dwelling units) as a main or an accessory use; the zone sets no count of homes, only a floor area ratio of 3.5 (ss. 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.5). One home accessory to a business sits above the first storey (s. 11.5.7(b)); apartments sit on a storey above the businesses, or on the ground floor where they take no more than 40% of it and don't face the main shopping streets the bylaw names (s. 11.5.7(d))

Main uses

Shops, a convenience store, licensed cannabis retail, restaurants and pubs, a hotel, offices, financial, health, personal and business support services, an art gallery or museum, an amusement establishment, a theatre, a club, indoor and community recreation, education, a library, a place of worship, a funeral home, child care, a veterinary clinic, a small animal shelter, a craft brewery or distillery, automotive and equipment repair, limited contractor services, a service station, emergency services, apartments and homes; accessory buildings and a recycling drop-off (ss. 11.5.2, 11.5.3)

Smallest lot for a subdivision

140 m², 7.5 m wide, at most 24.0 m deep (s. 11.5.4)

Lot coverage

100%; floor area ratio 3.5 (s. 11.5.5)

Height limit

The lesser of 15.0 m or 4 storeys (s. 11.5.6(e))

Setbacks

None from the front, rear or sides, for every building; at a street intersection the first storey keeps a clear sight triangle 4.5 m each way from the corner (s. 11.5.6)

The zone is downtown Summerland's commercial and cultural centre: shops, offices, entertainment and homes, on land the community plan designates Downtown Commercial (s. 11.5.1).

Homes have a ground-level entrance of their own, apart from the businesses, at most 5.0 m wide on a street; each shop front is at most 16.0 m wide; ground-floor apartments may hold live-work space only on the stretch of Wharton Street the bylaw names (s. 11.5.7).

Parking: none required for homes or apartments in this zone; downtown businesses 2 spaces per 100 m², which may be paid instead at $13,000 a space; a change of business in an existing building with no more commercial floor area needs no more parking (ss. 6.1.5, 6.4.1, Table 6.1).

Short-term rental isn't a use the zone lists (ss. 11.5.2, 11.5.3); ask the District before renting a home here by the night.

Sections 4 (general rules), 5 (landscaping and screening), 6 (parking and loading) and 7 (specific uses) of the bylaw also apply (s. 11.5.8).

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 District of Summerland's development services department before you buy or build.

Source: Section 11.5 of Zoning Bylaw No. 2000-450 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-06); zone map: Open Government Licence – District of Summerland.