Village of Sayward · zoning
The C-1 zone in Sayward.
Commercial One. What the bylaw lets you build, how big the lot has to be, and how close to the lines you can go, in plain words with the section for each.
From the zoning bylaw (606, 402, 403, 503 5 Oct 2026). General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the Village of Sayward reads it, is always the final word.
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C-1 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Retail; offices, medical clinics; banks/financial institutions; theatres and entertainment centres; service establishments; tourist accommodation; restaurants, licensed premises; neighbourhood pubs; automobile service stations; light industrial. Accessory: residential use limited to one single family dwelling; accessory bldgs. No secondary suite listed (s.305 applies only "where permitted") |
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| Dwelling units | 1 SFD, as an ACCESSORY use to a commercial principal use only (606(2)(a)). No suite, no duplex, no apartment. A lot cannot be used for a house alone |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 700 m² (7,535 sq ft) minimum site area (606(3)) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 6.0 m (19.6 ft) / 1.5 m (4.9 ft) / 6.0 m (19.6 ft) / not stated (no flanking rule in 606) |
| Height | commercial 12 m (39.4 ft) (s.402(1)(b)); the accessory house 10 m (32.8 ft) (s.402(1)(a)) / 6 m (19.6 ft) |
| Lot coverage | 70% |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | none stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 1.0 m (3.3 ft) side & rear (606(5)(c)); not in front yard (s.403) |
| Parking | commercial 1 per 14 m² (151 sq ft) GFA; offices 1 per 80 m² (861 sq ft); restaurants 1 per 5 seats; licensed 1 per 4 seats; tourist accommodation 1 per sleeping unit; service station 1 per employee + 1 per bay; SFD 2 |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
One lot, not the zone
What the zone page can't tell you
- Whether your lot is actually in this zone. Check the zoning map, not the listing.
- Whether a permit area, floodplain, stream setback or farmland reserve sits over the lot. Each adds steps.
- Whether site-specific rules or a covenant on title change what this table says.
- What council has decided on the street lately.
The lot report answers those for one address.
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