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title: "C.2 zone in Armstrong: Highway and Service Commercial"
place: Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/armstrong
zone: C.2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (consolidated for convenience only, with Bylaw No. 1928, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C.2 zone in Armstrong: Highway and Service Commercial

Vehicle and highway oriented low intensity commercial and business uses

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Vehicle and highway oriented low intensity commercial and business uses
- **Main uses:** Animal Clinics, Minor; Animal Clinics, Major; Automotive and Equipment Repair Shops; Automotive and Minor Recreation Vehicle Sales, Rentals and Storage; Broadcasting Studios; Business Support Services; Car Washes; Care Facilities, Major; Commercial Schools; Commercial Storage; Community Assembly Halls; Drive-in Food Services; Drive-through Services; Eating and Drinking Establishments; Emergency and Protective Services; Equipment Rentals; Farmers Markets; Financial Services; Funeral Services; Gaming Facilities; Gas Bars; Health Services; Hotels; Household Repair Services; Libraries and Cultural Exhibits; Motel; Offices; Parks; Participant Recreation Services, Indoor; Personal Service Establishments; Private Clubs; Recycling Depots; Retail Liquor Establishments; Retail Stores, General; Service Stations, Major; Service Stations, Minor; Used Goods Stores; Custom Graphics Application
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings or Structures; Mobile Vendor; Outdoor Storage; Residential Security Operator Unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Custom Graphics Application: Lot 15, Section 5, Township 35, Kamloops Division, Yale District, Plan KAP28848, Except Plan KAP60385 only
- **Minimum lot area:** 700 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 23 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (75% including impermeable surfaces)
- **Maximum density:** 1.0 FAR
- **Maximum height:** 12 m or three storeys, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 8 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m for Service Station uses; 1.5 m for all other uses; where the parcel is not served by a lane, at least 5 m on at least one side
- **Street side setback:** 5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 8 m, rear 1.5 m, exterior side 5 m, interior side 1.5 m; 1.5 m from the boundary of a lot in a Residential zone
- **Other rules:** A Residential Security Operator Unit is limited to one unit, on a separate storey above the non-residential use with a separate entrance; Auto parts, dismantled vehicles, tires and similar articles must be stored within a building; Fuel pumps for Service Stations and Gas Bars must be at least 35 m from the centre line of a controlled access highway and 4.5 m from any lot line; Outdoor storage must be screened

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (consolidated for convenience only, with Bylaw No. 1928, 2024), s. 10.2](https://armstrong.civicweb.net/document/181358#page=67) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Armstrong: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/zoning/c-2/_