UC1 zone in Kelowna
Downtown Urban Centre. Financial, retail, entertainment, governmental, cultural and civic core of downtown, encouraging high-density mixed-use buildings (s.14.3).
The rules
| Name | Downtown Urban Centre |
|---|---|
| Homes allowed | No unit cap (FAR-controlled) |
| Floor space ratio | 7.2 |
| Floor space notes | Base FAR by height area on Map 14.14.a: PARK 0.5; UC1a Arena 5.0; 3-storey 1.5; 6-storey 2.05; 12-storey 3.3; 20-storey 5.9; 26+ storey 7.2 (value shown = max). Affordable housing bonus: 12-storey +1.5, 20-storey +1.7, 26-storey +1.8 (s.6.8). Rental +0.3; underground parking +0.25 (s.14.14). |
| Height | · 26+ (base, highest area) storeys |
| Height notes | Base: PARK 2 storeys; Arena 12 storeys & 44.0 m; 3 storeys & 12.0 m; 6 storeys & 22.0 m; 12, 20 and 26+ storeys. Bonus: 12-storey +7 storeys & 12.0 m; 20-storey +5 storeys; 26-storey +14 storeys (s.14.14). Height in metres for the 26+ area not stated in the extracted text. UC1 lot minimum 200 m2 / 6.0 m. |
| Lot coverage | 100% |
| Coverage notes | Buildings 100%, or 85% on mixed-residential and other street types (fn .13; UC1 100%); impermeable 100% or 90% (fn .9) (s.14.11). |
| Setbacks | front 0 m (0 ft), side 0 m (0 ft), rear 0 m (0 ft), flank 0 m (0 ft) |
| Setback notes | Front/flanking/side/rear 0.0 m (s.14.11). Garage/carport/parkade doors facing the street 6 m from curb/sidewalk or 4.5 m from lot line (fn .12). Upper-floor setback 3.0 m above the lesser of 16.0 m or 4 storeys on street/property sides. Developments of 3 storeys or less with 6 or fewer units follow MF1 rules (fn .15, UC zones). Amenity space 7.5/15/25 m2 per unit (C1-VC1) or 6/10/15 m2 (UC zones) (s.14.11). |
| Bonus density | Affordable Housing Bonus FAR and extra height per s.6.8; rental-only +0.3 FAR; 12+ storey rental incentives; underground parking +0.25 FAR (s.14.14). |
| Bylaw sections | s.14.3, 14.10, 14.11, 14.14 (amended BL12886) |
What you can use it for
Apartment HousingCommercial usesMixed useGround-floor commercial on High/Retail Streets (75% of frontage)
Example lots in UC1
No addressed lots in this zone on the map.
Other zones in Kelowna
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Read from City of Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 (adopted 2022-09-26), consolidated for convenience - updated May 5, 2026. Sections 11 and 13 were replaced by BL12619 (Bill 44 small-scale multi-unit housing, 2024); later amendments incl. BL12834, BL12848 (adds TS1 zone), BL12861, BL12862, BL12886, BL12916. ↗, checked 2026-10-23. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with Kelowna before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.