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title: "C3 zone in Burns Lake: Shopping Centre Commercial"
place: Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/burns-lake
zone: C3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2008 (consolidated up to April 2026, Schedules 1, 2 and 3)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/c3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/c3.json"
---

# C3 zone in Burns Lake: Shopping Centre Commercial

Shopping centres serving the community and regional trading area, with direct access to Highway 16 and arterial roads.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Shopping centres serving the community and regional trading area, with direct access to Highway 16 and arterial roads.
- **Main uses:** amusement establishment, indoor; animal care; business support services; care centre, minor; catering food service; eating and drinking establishment; farmer’s market; fast food outlet; financial services; gas bar; government services; health services; hotel; household repair services; licensee retail store; liquor primary; office; participant recreation services, indoor; personal service establishment; retail store, convenience; retail store, general; spectator entertainment establishment
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.8 ha minimum; 4 ha maximum
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% for all buildings and structures
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.5 (hotel 0.8)
- **Maximum height:** 12 m or up to 2 storeys (hotel 16.5 m or four storeys)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** same as principal buildings: front 7.5 m, interior side 7.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** Commercial retail unit buildings up to 280 m² floor area may be within 4.5 m of a non-residential lot line

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2008 (consolidated up to April 2026, Schedules 1, 2 and 3), s. 9.3](https://www.burnslake.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-880-2008-sch-123-c20260417pdf#page=66) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Burns Lake: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/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/burns-lake/zoning/c3/_