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title: "C2 zone in Burnaby: General Commercial District"
place: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/burnaby
zone: C2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2026 (Bylaw No. 14815), consolidated version without schedules
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Burnaby: General Commercial District

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** Principal uses permitted in the C1 District; Gaming Establishment; Hospital; Parking Facility; Research and Development; Service Station
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary uses permitted in the C1 District; Storage Facility; Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses
- **Maximum height:** 8 storeys (minimum 2 storeys)
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m (street yard)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (interior rear yard); 1.2 m lane yard
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (street yard)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2026 (Bylaw No. 14815), consolidated version without schedules, s. 2.2](https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-07/Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-Without-Schedules.pdf#page=62) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Burnaby: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/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/burnaby/zoning/c2/_