The Resort Village of Candle Lake

8.1

C1 - COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

8.1.1

Permitted Uses

1.

The following are permitted uses in the C1 – Commercial District:

(a) confectionaries;
(b) retail stores;
(c) bakeries with retail sales;
(d) restaurants;
(e) laundromats;
(f) personal services establishments;
(g) banks and financial institutions;
(h) medical and dental offices, clinics, and laboratories;
(i) professional and administration offices;
(j) printing plants, newspaper offices;
(k) places of worship, religious institutions;
(l) libraries, cultural institutions;
(m) clubs;
(n) public halls and community centers;
(o) studios;
(p) miniature golf courses;
(q) green houses;
(r) bus terminals; and
(s) public works.

8.1.2

Discretionary Uses

1.

The following are discretionary uses in the C1 District

(a) dry cleaners;
(b) service or repair shops for small household goods and appliances;
(c) car washes;
(d) day care centers and adult day care centers;
(e) dwelling units;
(f) furniture and appliance sales and service;
(g) gas bars and service stations;
(h) hotels, motels, and lodges;
(i) lumber yards and building supply establishments;
(j) lounges, night clubs, brew pubs, and taverns;
(t) theatres, assembly halls;
(k) golf courses and driving ranges;
(l) veterinary hospitals and offices of veterinary surgeons;
(m) marinas and other establishments for the launching, storage, or servicing of water craft
(n) petting zoos;
(o) tourist campgrounds; and
(p) riding stables.

8.1.3

Accessory Uses

1.

The following are accessory uses in the C1 District

(a) All buildings, structures, or uses, excluding industrial uses, that are secondary and subordinate to, and located on the same site as, the principal building.

8.1.4

Regulations

1.

Development Standards:

Requirement	Tourist campgrounds, Hotels, Motels, Lodges, Service Stations, Gas Bars, petting zoos, riding stables and commercial recreational operations	Other Uses*
Site area, minimum	930 m2 (10,010 sq. ft)	450 m2 (4844 sq. ft)
Site frontage, minimum for rectangular sites	30 m (98.4 ft)	15 m (49.2 ft)
Site frontage minimum for non-rectangular site	11 m (36 ft) except 15 m (49.2 ft) for motels, with a mean width of 30 meters	11 m (36 ft), with a mean with of 15 m (49.2 ft)
Front yard, minimum**	10% of site depth	Nil
Rear yard, minimum**	3 m (9.8 ft)	6 m (19.7 ft)**
Side yard, minimum**	Nil, except 6 (19.7 ft) m abutting a residential district without an intervening lane or street	Nil, except 1.5 m (4.9 ft) abutting a residential district without an intervening lane or street
Building height, maximum	11 m (36 ft)	11 m(36 ft)

* There are no minimum requirements for public works
** Lots with a rear site line facing the lakeshore shall have a minimum 15 m (49.2 ft) yard setback on the lake side of the site.

2.

All machinery, building supplies, vehicle parts, dismantled vehicles, building and construction supplies, and similar articles shall be stored within a building or screened with a solid fence or vegetation so as not to be visible from the street or adjacent site.

3.

Off Street shall be provided as outlined in section 5.15.

4.

Additional Standards for Discretionary Uses

(a) Service stations and gas bars are to be located along provincial highways or arterial roads.
(b) Fuel pumps and other accessory equipment shall be located at least 6 m (19.7 ft) from any street or site line.
(c) On sites used for service stations, gas bars, and motels, a 3 m (9.8 ft) landscaped strip lying parallel to and abutting the front site line shall be installed and maintained, and on corner lots a 1.5 m (4.9 ft) landscaped strip lying parallel to and abutting the flanking street shall be installed and maintained.
(d) All dwelling units shall have an entrance separate from that of the commercial establishment, and dwelling units must be provided with a fire exit secondary to the required entrance.
(e) All discretionary uses are to be located at least 100 m (328 ft) from a bank of a water course or water body except dwelling units if they are incorporated into the primary building used for a permitted use.