{"title":"C-4 zone in Campbell River: Commercial Four","code":"C-4","slug":"c-4","name":"Commercial Four","group":"Commercial","section":"5.9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of limited retail, service, highway and tourist accommodation commercial services and uses plus medium to high density residential uses in Campbellton, North Campbell River and along the South Island Highway.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of limited retail, service, highway and tourist accommodation commercial services and uses plus medium to high density residential uses in Campbellton, North Campbell River and along the South Island Highway.","quotes":["This zone provides for a mix of limited retail, service, highway and tourist","accommodation commercial services and uses, as well as medium to high","density residential uses in the commercial designation areas of Campbellton,"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["hotel, motel","restaurant with or without ancillary drive-through","licensed facility, licensed retail store","retail store, retail and wholesale store","office, adult learning centre","entertainment centre","personal service establishment","merchandise service establishment","escort service or massage parlor","health services or fitness centre","community centre, meeting hall","parking garage, parking lot","veterinary clinic","funeral parlor","small-tool rental establishment","printing and publishing","gas bar / convenience store","vehicle sales, vehicle rental, minor repair shop","auto repair shop, auto body repair excluding outdoor storage","car wash","self storage units within an enclosed building","ancillary warehouse","ancillary storage yard","freight transfer depot","truck repair shop excluding scrap metal yard","auction","commercial nursery","apartment","ancillary dwelling unit","residential uses existing continuously since November 24, 1998","mixed use commercial/residential buildings.","vocational training centre.","pet services wholly within an enclosed building.","seasonal sale and storage of landscape supplies in the C-4A zone.","cannabis retail store on lots south of the Campbell River","medical clinic, dental clinic","Acquired Injury Facility","Child Care Facility","Community Living Facility","Extended Care Residences","Hospice"],"quotes":["hotel, motel","restaurant with or without ancillary drive-through","licensed facility, licensed retail store","retail store, retail and wholesale store","office, adult learning centre","entertainment centre","personal service establishment","merchandise service establishment","escort service or massage parlor","health services or fitness centre","community centre, meeting hall","parking garage, parking lot","veterinary clinic","funeral parlor","small-tool rental establishment","printing and publishing","gas bar / convenience store","vehicle sales, vehicle rental, minor repair shop","auto repair shop, auto body repair excluding outdoor storage","car wash","self storage units within an enclosed building","ancillary warehouse","ancillary storage yard","freight transfer depot","truck repair shop excluding scrap metal yard","auction","commercial nursery","apartment","ancillary dwelling unit","residential uses existing continuously since November 24, 1998","mixed use commercial/residential buildings.","vocational training centre.","pet services wholly within an enclosed building.","seasonal sale and storage of landscape supplies in the C-4A zone.","cannabis retail store on lots south of the Campbell River","medical clinic, dental clinic","Acquired Injury Facility","Child Care Facility","Community Living Facility","Extended Care Residences","Hospice","light industrial uses that meet the requirements of sub-section 5.9.9"]},"site_specific":{"value":["bmx track, only on Lot 3, District Lot 1417, Sayward District, Plan 44221 (1299 Homewood Road)","equipment sales, rental, storage, only on Lot B, District Lot 67, Sayward District, Plan 6004 Except Plan VIP65222 (2460 Island Highway)","lumber yard, only on PID 000-293-270, Lot B, District Lot 66, Sayward District, Plan 34524 (2175 Campbell River Road)","1054 South Island Highway (Lot 1, Section 29, Township 1, Comox District, Plan 4780): only certain listed uses (a, b, c, d, e, g, cc, dd, hh)"],"quotes":["bmx track, only on Lot 3, District Lot 1417, Sayward District, Plan 44221","equipment sales, rental, storage, only on Lot B, (DD ED109262), District Lot","(civically known as 2175 Campbell River Road).","5.9.10 Uses on the lot at 1054 South Island Highway (Lot 1, Section 29, Township 1,"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"750 m² (fee-simple lots)","quotes":["The minimum lot area for “fee-simple lots” is 750 square metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"65% (all buildings); 50% within 100 m of the Campbell River and Campbell River estuary area; 80% in C-4A and C-4B areas","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage of all buildings is 65%, excluding those areas or any","portion of a lot within 100 metres of the Campbell River and Campbell River","structures is 50%.","uses shall be 3.0, and maximum lot coverage shall be 80%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.5 (combined commercial/residential uses); 3.0 in C-4A areas; 5.0 in C-4B areas; C-4C: 1.5 commercial, 2.5 commercial/residential with apartment, 75 dwelling units/ha residential only; C-4D: 1.0 commercial, 1.5 commercial/residential with apartment, 25 dwelling units/ha residential only","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio for combined commercial/residential uses is 1.5","uses shall be 3.0, and maximum lot coverage shall be 80%.","and/or residential uses shall be 5.0, maximum lot coverage shall be 80%, and","The maximum floor area ratio for commercial uses is 1.5. The maximum floor","area ratio for combined commercial/residential uses containing an apartment is","2.5. The maximum density permitted for residential uses without commercial is","25 dwelling units per hectare, prior to density bonus for amenity provision, as","The maximum floor area ratio for commercial uses is 1.0. The maximum floor","75 dwelling units per hectare, prior to density bonus for amenity provision, as"]},"max_height":{"value":"13.0 m (principal building); 8 m above highway grade or 3.0 m below ridge top on certain Island Highway 19A lots; 38.5 m in C-4B areas; C-4C: 13 m commercial only, 20 m with residential; C-4D: 10 m","quotes":["The maximum height of a principal building is 13.0 metres. Notwithstanding this","maximum building height shall be 38.5 metres.","Island Highway 19A from 6th Ave. south to the","Evergreen Road ROW, maximum building height shall be 8 metres above the","not exceed a height of 3.0 metres below the “top of the ridge” adjacent to or","commercial/residential uses or for residential uses only is 20 metres.","metres. The maximum height of a principal building for combined","The maximum height of a principal building is 10 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m for any yard adjacent to a road or highway","quotes":["A minimum 4.5 metres setback is required for any yard adjacent to a road or"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m where adjacent to a residential, multiple-family residential or public areas lot; 4.5 m where adjacent to a road or highway","quotes":["A minimum side yard or rear yard of 3.0 metres is required on that side of a lot","A minimum 4.5 metres setback is required for any yard adjacent to a road or"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m where adjacent to a residential, multiple-family residential or public areas lot","quotes":["A minimum side yard or rear yard of 3.0 metres is required on that side of a lot","or public areas."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m for any yard adjacent to a road or highway","quotes":["A minimum 4.5 metres setback is required for any yard adjacent to a road or"]},"other":{"value":["Retail or retail and warehouse occupancy limited to 2,500 m²; all commercial uses in a commercial complex limited to 8,500 m².","Light industrial uses are allowed only with another permitted use, entirely inside an enclosed building, and using 75% or less of the floor area of all buildings on the lot or of a single occupancy.","The sub-zones C-4A, C-4B, C-4C and C-4D in the North Campbell River Estuary Smart Growth Plan Area have their own density, coverage, height and use rules."],"quotes":["tenant is 2,500 square metres, while the maximum combined floor area for","commercial uses in a commercial complex is 8,500 square metres.","packaging or storage of materials and goods, provide all such activities are","and use 75% or less of the total floor area of all buildings on","properties zoned Commercial Four B (C – 4B) in the North Campbell River"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (consolidated to Bylaw 4021, 2026; last amended October 1, 2026)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says the consolidation is not a legal document and was combined with the amendments purely for convenience; consult certified copies of the original bylaws for interpretation."},"source_url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text#page=108","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning/c-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning/c-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning/c-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning/index.json"}}