{"title":"C2 zone in Burnaby: General Commercial District","code":"C2","slug":"c2","name":"General Commercial District","group":"Commercial","section":"2.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A wide range of city-serving commercial goods and services, such as larger format retail, major office space, entertainment venues and limited vehicle-oriented uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A wide range of city-serving commercial goods and services, such as larger format retail, major office space, entertainment venues and limited vehicle-oriented uses.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to provide a wide range of city-serving commercial goods and services of a scale"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Principal uses permitted in the C1 District","Gaming Establishment","Hospital","Parking Facility","Research and Development","Service Station"],"quotes":["Principal uses permitted in the C1 District 2.1, 2.2.3","Gaming Establishment 2.2.3","Hospital -","Parking Facility 2.2.3","Research and Development 2.2.3","Service Station Part 6-4.2, 2.2.3"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary uses permitted in the C1 District","Storage Facility","Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses"],"quotes":["Secondary uses permitted in the C1 District 2.1","Storage Facility 2.2.3","Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses Part 6-1.6, 2.2.3"]},"max_height":{"value":"8 storeys (minimum 2 storeys)","quotes":["Maximum Height 8 storeys","Minimum Height 2 storeys"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m (street yard)","quotes":["Street Yard 3.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (interior rear yard); 1.2 m lane yard","quotes":["Interior Rear Yard 3.0 m","Lane Yard 1.2 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m; 3.0 m if abutting an R1 or R2 District lot; 3.0 m if the exterior wall has windows or openings","quotes":["Interior Side Yard, except as noted below 0.0 m","If abutting R1 or R2 District lot 3.0 m","If exterior wall has windows or openings 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (street yard)","quotes":["Street Yard 3.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Gaming establishments must be more than 400 m from any payday loan or cheque cashing business","Parking facilities not permitted on the ground-level storey except entrances and manoeuvring areas","Research and development and storage facility uses must be above the ground-level storey","Sale of petroleum based fuels prohibited except at existing service stations"],"quotes":["(1) Gaming establishments must be located more than 400 m","(1) Parking facilities are not permitted within a ground-level storey,","(1) Principal research and development uses must be located","(1) Must be located above the ground-level storey, with the","petroleum based fuels is prohibited except at existing service"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2026 (Bylaw No. 14815), consolidated version without schedules","url":"https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-07/Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-Without-Schedules.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says the online version is an unofficial consolidation of Bylaw No. 14815, provided for the public's convenience. Schedules I-III (development permit area guidelines) are separate PDFs not included in the saved text."},"source_url":"https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-07/Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-Without-Schedules.pdf#page=62","place":{"path":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/c2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/c2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/c2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/index.json"}}