---
title: "C-2 zone in Coquitlam: General Commercial"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: C-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Coquitlam: General Commercial

A wide range of general commercial uses including offices, entertainment and tourist accommodation at medium density, from small shopping plazas to larger neighbourhood shopping facilities; limited apartment use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of general commercial uses including offices, entertainment and tourist accommodation at medium density, from small shopping plazas to larger neighbourhood shopping facilities; limited apartment use.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Assembly (child-minding services only); Assembly child care; Child care; Commercial: beverage container return centre, business and household service, commercial school, convenience retail, entertainment facility, grocery store, grocery store with wine on the shelf, intensive commercial recreation, liquor manufacturing, liquor primary establishment, liquor store/accessory liquor store/wine store, office, personal service, pet care service, restaurant, retail - general, retail - personal goods, tourist accommodation; Non-accessory off-street parking; Public service (no storefront) (Apartment use requires concealed parking; tourist accommodation is not permitted on lots under 1390 m².)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory home occupation; Accessory retail (liquor manufacturing only); Accessory street vending
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70%
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area up to 1.05 times the lot area; apartment use may not exceed 50% of the total gross floor area on a lot
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m (rear lot line abutting a street); 1.2 m (rear lot line abutting a lane)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** A landscaped area at least 3 m wide is required along a lot line abutting a lot zoned and designated for residential use; Tourist accommodation sleeping units must be above the first storey; Apartments must be above the first storey and above all storeys used for permitted commercial use; Parking next to a street must be bounded by a landscaped area at least 0.6 m wide

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 1502](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1179/Part-15-Commercial-Zones-PDF--C-1-C-2-and-C-6-Zones#page=5) (read 2026-11-07)

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