{"title":"C-2 zone in Clearwater: Service Commercial","code":"C-2","slug":"c-2","name":"Service Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"9.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Larger scale, vehicle oriented commercial uses, including workshop type, service commercial and sales uses that may need larger areas of land.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Larger scale, vehicle oriented commercial uses, including workshop type, service commercial and sales uses that may need larger areas of land.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to accommodate larger scale and more vehicle oriented","commercial uses which may involve more intensive workshop type uses, secondary or service","commercial uses, and sales and may require larger areas of land."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Car wash","Civic use","Professional office","Commercial vehicle storage","Convenience store","Contractors yard and building supply","Entertainment use","Mini-storage facility","Nursery","Personal service use","Restaurant","Fabrication shop, including the sale of goods produced","Service station","Transportation use","Agricultural use","Towing operation and associated vehicle storage excluding vehicle wrecking","Veterinary clinic or animal hospital, including commercial kennel","Vehicle sale, service, rental, repair","Off-street parking area"],"quotes":["a) car wash;","b) civic use;","c) professional office;","d) commercial vehicle storage;","e) convenience store;","contractors yard and building supply;","g) entertainment use;","h) mini-storage facility;","nursery;","j) personal service use;","k) restaurant;","fabrication shop, including the sale of goods produced;","m) service station;","n) transportation use;","o) agricultural use;","p) towing operation and associated vehicle storage excluding vehicle wrecking;","q) veterinary clinic or animal hospital, including commercial kennel;","vehicle sale, service, rental, repair; and","s) off-street parking area."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory building","Outdoor storage","One caretaker dwelling unit"],"quotes":["t) accessory building;","u) outdoor storage; and","v) one caretaker dwelling unit."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Cannabis retail on Lot A, District Lot 73, KDYD, Plan KAP47003 (343 Clearwater Valley Road)"],"quotes":["a) Cannabis retail in the case of Lot A, District Lot 73, KDYD, Plan KAP47003 (343","Clearwater Valley Road)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m² (0.25 acres) with community water and sewer; 2,000 m² (0.5 acres) with community water but no community sewer; 1 hectare (2.5 acres) with neither","quotes":["i. 1000 square metres (0.25 acres) where the lot is serviced by a community water","ii. 2000 square metres (0.5 acres) where the lot is serviced by a community water","iii. 1 hectare (2.5 acres) where the lot is not serviced by a community water system"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 m (66 ft)","quotes":["b) The minimum frontage of a lot shall be 20 metres (66ft)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% total","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage Total 60%"]},"max_height":{"value":"15 m (50 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 15 metres (50ft) 12 metres (40ft)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"12 m (40 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 15 metres (50ft) 12 metres (40ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (20 ft)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 6 metres (20ft) 6 metres (20ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (20 ft)","quotes":["Rear Lot Line 6 metres (20ft) 6 metres (20ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m (10 ft)","quotes":["Interior Side Lot Line 3 metres (10ft) 1.5 metres (5ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres (15ft) 4.5 metres (15ft)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6 m (20 ft), rear 6 m (20 ft), interior side 1.5 m (5 ft), exterior side 4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 6 metres (20ft) 6 metres (20ft)","Rear Lot Line 6 metres (20ft) 6 metres (20ft)","Interior Side Lot Line 3 metres (10ft) 1.5 metres (5ft)","Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres (15ft) 4.5 metres (15ft)"]},"other":{"value":["An accessory convenience store cannot exceed 140 square metres (1,510 sqft) of gross floor area","Service station buildings must be at least 12 metres (40ft) from the front lot line; uncovered fuel pump islands at least 5 metres (16.5ft) from all lot lines"],"quotes":["The gross floor area of a convenience store as an accessory use shall not exceed 140 square","metres (1,510 sqft).","b) Notwithstanding s. 9.2.5(a), service station buildings must be setback a minimum of 12","metres (40ft) from the front lot line, and uncovered fuel pump islands must be setback a","minimum of 5 metres (16.5ft) from all lot lines."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025)","url":"https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Consolidated for convenience only. The District is preparing a replacement Zoning Bylaw (a draft dated 2026-10-09 is on its zoning page); Bylaw 133 is the one in force until that is adopted. The zoning map is Schedule A."},"source_url":"https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297#page=56","place":{"path":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/c-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/c-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/c-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/index.json"}}