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title: "C2 zone in Coldstream: Regional Commercial Zone"
place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coldstream
zone: C2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Coldstream: Regional Commercial Zone

Accommodate commercial uses that provide goods and services to a broader retail trade area on a fully serviced parcel.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate commercial uses that provide goods and services to a broader retail trade area on a fully serviced parcel.
- **Main uses:** Community Care, Major; Cultural and Recreation Use; Education, Private; Financial Services; Food Primary; Food Primary Licenced; Hotel; Liquor Primary; Medical Office; Motel; Office; Public House; Personal Service Establishment; Pet Daycare; Retail
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Apartment – Dwelling Units
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.8 ha (community water and sewer); 2 ha (community water and onsite sewage)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% for all buildings and structures; 25% for impervious hard-surfaced areas
- **Maximum density:** Not more than 10% of Dwelling Units may be less than 28 m²
- **Maximum height:** Commercial 8 m; mixed use 11 m or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m; 4 m if abutting a Civic or Commercial Zone
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 4 m; 1.5 m if abutting a sidewalk (not applying to the minimum setback from a Controlled-Access Highway)
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 60 m; pan-handle lots not permitted; Dwelling unit minimum floor area 20.5 m²; apartments only on the 2nd floor of the commercial building; Only 1 accessory building per lot, up to 42 m²; Outdoor storage not permitted without a District permit

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026), s. 602](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=129) (read 2026-11-07)

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