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GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG)
DENSITY
Maximum 1.5 FAR (floor area ratio)
INTENT
• Reinforce community cores as business cen-
tres.
• Encourage main street development.
• Support neighbourhood commercial develop-
ment at strategic locations.
APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS
Neighbourhood commercial notes in Chilliwack
proper, commercial centres of Sardis-Vedder, Yarrow,
Rosedale and Greendale.
PERMITTED USES
Retail, personal and business services, government
offices, churches and other civic uses, entertainment/
recreation, small-to-medium size shopping centers,
and mixed commercial-residential use (apartments
above ground-level businesses). Hotel development
in community cores, or at locations in traffic corridors
supported by amenities.
FORM AND CHARACTER
Subject to Development Permit regulation regarding
commercial form and character.
APPROPRIATE BUILT FORMS
• Commercial building: up to 4-storeys
• Mixed commercial-residential development:
up to 6-storeys.
• 3-storeys or lower in rural communities where
the required service capacities are available.
Implementation Guide
Main street development refers
to the retail landscape that typi-
fies a traditional community cen-
tre. Shops, restaurants and a vari-
ety of commercial establishments
and services open to a common,
pedestrian-friendly street, and
their facades conjoin to form a
continuous street front. It encour-
ages residents to walk, gather and
celebrate.