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CB1 zone in Summerland
Central Business Zone. The downtown commercial and cultural focal point, with retail, office, entertainment and dwellings; OCP Downtown Commercial (s.11.5.1).
The rules
| Name | Central Business Zone |
|---|---|
| Homes allowed | No unit cap; 3.5 FAR mixed use (apartments above or limited ground-floor share) |
| Floor space ratio | 3.5 |
| Floor space notes | FAR 3.5 (s.11.5.5(b), Bylaw 2024-011). Apartments on upper storeys, or up to 40% of the first-storey floor area except facing listed streets (Victoria Rd, Jubilee Rd, Main St) (s.11.5.7(d)); retail unit frontage max 16.0 m. |
| Height | 15 m (49 ft) · 4 storeys |
| Height notes | Lesser of 15.0 m or 4 storeys (s.11.5.6(e)). |
| Lot coverage | 100% |
| Coverage notes | 100% (s.11.5.5(a)). |
| Setbacks | front 0 m (0 ft), side 0 m (0 ft), rear 0 m (0 ft), flank 0 m (0 ft) |
| Setback notes | All 0.0 m; 4.5 m sight triangle at highway intersections (s.11.5.6). |
| Bylaw sections | s.11.5 |
What you can use it for
Retail storeOfficeEating and drinking establishmentFinancial servicesHotelApartment housingDwelling unitHealth servicesCraft brewery/distilleryLicensed cannabis retailTheatreService station
Example lots in CB1
No addressed lots in this zone on the map.
Other zones in Summerland
Read from Summerland Zoning Bylaw 2000-450, Schedule 'A' (adopted 2011-09-12; consolidated to March 3, 2026 per file name and amendment list - the cover page misprints 'March 3, 2025'). Bill 44 rewrite: Amendment Bylaw No. 2024-011 (2024-06-11). ↗, checked 2026-10-23. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with Summerland before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.