---
title: "C-2 zone in Clearwater: Service Commercial"
place: Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/clearwater
zone: C-2
bylaw: District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Clearwater: Service Commercial

Larger scale, vehicle oriented commercial uses, including workshop type, service commercial and sales uses that may need larger areas of land.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Larger scale, vehicle oriented commercial uses, including workshop type, service commercial and sales uses that may need larger areas of land.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Outdoor storage; One caretaker dwelling unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Cannabis retail on Lot A, District Lot 73, KDYD, Plan KAP47003 (343 Clearwater Valley Road)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (66 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% total
- **Maximum height:** 15 m (50 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 12 m (40 ft)
- **Front setback:** 6 m (20 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (20 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (10 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m (20 ft), rear 6 m (20 ft), interior side 1.5 m (5 ft), exterior side 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025), s. 9.2](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297#page=56) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Clearwater: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/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/clearwater/zoning/c-2/_