---
title: "C.3 zone in Armstrong: Neighbourhood Commercial"
place: Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/armstrong
zone: C.3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/zoning/c-3.json"
---

# C.3 zone in Armstrong: Neighbourhood Commercial

A limited range of convenience services needed day to day by residents of a local neighbourhood

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A limited range of convenience services needed day to day by residents of a local neighbourhood
- **Main uses:** Animal Clinics, Minor; Care Facilities, Major; Eating and Drinking Establishments; Offices; Personal Service Establishments; Retail Stores, General; Dwelling Unit
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings or Structures; Apartment Housing; Home Occupations; Utility Services, minor impact
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 3425 Pleasant Valley Road (Lot 3, Block 23, Section 6, Township 35, Kamloops (formerly Osoyoos) Division Yale District, Plan 5): front lot line setback reduced from 8.0 m to 4.71 m
- **Minimum lot area:** 710 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (60% including impermeable surfaces)
- **Maximum density:** 1.0 FAR; dwelling units: 3 on parcels under 280 m², 4 on parcels greater than 280 m²; 1 principal building per lot
- **Maximum height:** 12 m or 3 storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** 8 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m, rear 1.5 m, exterior side 6 m, interior side 1.5 m; 1.5 m from the boundary of a lot in a Residential zone
- **Other rules:** Retail stores limited to a maximum floor area of 235 m²; Businesses must operate within a completely enclosed building, except parking and loading facilities; Maximum 1 accessory building or structure per lot

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (consolidated for convenience only, with Bylaw No. 1928, 2024), s. 10.3](https://armstrong.civicweb.net/document/181358#page=70) (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-3/_