---
title: "C2 zone in Chilliwack: Local Commercial"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: C2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Chilliwack: Local Commercial

Main uses: Apartment, Child Care Facility, Cultural Facility, General Commercial, Indoor Recreation, and 2 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Child Care Facility; Cultural Facility; General Commercial; Indoor Recreation; School; Vehicle Oriented Commercial
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Occupation; Off-Street Loading; Off-Street Parking
- **Minimum lot area:** 900m² (apartment); 450m² (all other uses)
- **Minimum lot width:** 25m (apartment, depth 30m); 10m (all other uses, depth 30m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Apartment 150 DU per ha; floor area ratio 1.2
- **Maximum height:** 15m
- **Front setback:** 1.5m
- **Rear setback:** 6m (buildings with residential units); 0m (other)
- **Interior side setback:** 3m (buildings with residential units); 0m (other)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5m (buildings with residential units); 1.5m (other)
- **Other rules:** Apartments must be above the first storey, the only use on their storey, and above all storeys used for commercial; Accessory dwelling unit must be in the same building as the principal use, above or behind it; Vehicle oriented commercial limited to funeral, interment and associated services, and small animal veterinary; General commercial excludes amusement centre, theatre, and certain adult entertainment, pawnbroker, pay day loan, second hand and vape store locations

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 9.02](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=155) (read 2026-11-07)

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