Strathcona Regional District, Area D · zoning
The C-1 zone in Strathcona Area D.
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. General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the Strathcona Regional District reads it, is always the final word.
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C-1 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Principal (s.4.6.13(i)): neighbourhood pubs; offices; restaurants; service establishments; retail, wholesale establishments; public utility use; enclosed recreational facilities; park. Accessory (ii): outdoor storage; accessory buildings; retail sales of vehicular fuels; residential limited to one SFD; B&B. Conditions (iii): outdoor storage/supply yards screened from residential/MHP lots (landscaped to yard width or solid fence/wall ≥2 m (6.6 ft) at setback line); landscaping/screening plans with building permit; landscaping complete within 12 months; no nuisance |
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| Dwelling units | 1 SFD as accessory use only (s.4.6.13(ii)(a)(4)); density/FAR not stated |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 4000 m² (43,056 sq ft) (s.4.6.13(vi)(a)); frontage 10% of perimeter (vi)(b) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 7.5 / 7.5, or 3.5 m (11 ft) where the abutting side lot is zoned Commercial or Industrial / 7.5 (s.4.6.13(iv)(a)); flanking s.4.5.5(f) (4.5 m (15 ft) if lot ≤31 m (102 ft) wide at front setback line, else = front); corner lots s.4.5.5(e)(f); watercourse s.4.5.5(a)(ii-iii); exceptions s.4.5.6(a) |
| Height | 15.0 m (49 ft) (s.4.5.2(a), commercial zoned uses) / 7.0 m (23 ft) (s.4.5.1(b)) |
| Lot coverage | 35% of site area (s.4.6.13(v)) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not stated in zone; Part 4 table s.4.5.1(d) |
| Parking | Zone: no parking/loading/storage within 3.5 m (11 ft) of any property line (s.4.6.13(iii)(a)). Sched 2 by use: item 10 cafe/dining/pub 1 per 3 seats; item 31 office single tenant 1 per 35 m² (377 sq ft) GFA, item 32 multi-tenant 1 per 30 m² (323 sq ft); item 37 retail/personal 1 per 15 m² (161 sq ft) GFA; item 4 bank 1 per 20 m² (215 sq ft); item 35 dwelling 2; Sched 2: s.2.1 spaces ≥6.0 × 2.8 m (9.2 ft), 2.1 m (6.9 ft) clear height; s.2.4 none within 3.5 m (11 ft) of any property line; s.2.5 none within 16.5 m (54 ft) of Island Hwy centre line |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
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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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