{"title":"C-2 zone in Cranbrook: Highway Commercial Zone","code":"C-2","slug":"c-2","name":"Highway Commercial Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"7.15","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Highway Commercial Zone: highway-oriented commercial uses such as hotels, retail, automotive and recreational vehicle services.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Highway Commercial Zone: highway-oriented commercial uses such as hotels, retail, automotive and recreational vehicle services.","quotes":["HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE: C-2"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Hotel and motor hotel","Motel","Eating establishment and drinking establishments","Retail trade including repair","Barber and beauty shop","Laundry and dry cleaner","Sports and Fitness Facility","Golf driving range","Mini-golf","Theatre and cinema","Nursery and greenhouse","Veterinary clinic","Kennel","Auction sales","Funeral home","Bus depot and taxi service","Publishing and printing industry","Upholstery and furniture repair shop","Taxidermy shop and furrier","Sign and display industry","Group day care","Commercial school","Janitorial service","Medical and dental clinics and dispensaries","Automated banking machine","Automotive service, sales and rental","Real estate office","Liquor retail outlet","Gasoline service station and gas bar","Recreational vehicle service, sales and rental","Cannabis retail (subject to Section 4.21)"],"quotes":["Hotel and motor hotel","Motel,","Eating establishment and drinking establishments","Retail trade including repair","Barber and beauty shop","Laundry and dry cleaner","Sports and Fitness Facility","Golf driving range","Mini-golf","Theatre and cinema","Nursery and greenhouse","Veterinary clinic, subject to Section 7.15.6(c)","Kennel, subject to Section 7.15.6(c)","Auction sales","Funeral home","Bus depot and taxi service","Publishing and printing industry","Upholstery and furniture repair shop","Taxidermy shop and furrier","Sign and display industry","Group day care","Commercial school","Janitorial service","Medical and dental clinics and dispensaries","Automated banking machine","Automotive service, sales and rental","Real estate office","Liquor retail outlet","Gasoline service station and gas bar","Recreational vehicle service, sales and rental","Cannabis retail; subject to Section 4.21 of this bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Office accessory to a permitted use","One dwelling unit in a Hotel, Motel, or in the building on Lot 1 District Lot 28 Kootenay District Plan 7714","Storage of Recreational Vehicles accessory to recreational vehicle service, sales and rental","Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use"],"quotes":["Office accessory to a permitted use","In the case of a Hotel, Motel, or in the building located on the parcel","Storage of Recreational Vehicles accessory to 7.15.1(bb) only","Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Mobile or manufactured home sales: Parcel A (Consolidation of Lots 11 and 12, See LB 211027) District Lot 28, Kootenay District, Plan 15610, and Lots 9 and 10, District Lot 28, Plan 15610","Storage: Lots 12-18, Block 319, District Lot 32 Kootenay District Plan 1231 (limited to 1506 m2 gross floor area, no vehicle storage); Lots 19-21, Block 319, District Lot 30 Kootenay District Plan 1231 (enclosed building or non-permanent outdoor containers)","Craft brewery: Lot 148A, District Lots 4 and 29, Kootenay District, Plan 1453, Except Part Included in Plan 6871","Auto Body Shop: Strata Lot 3 District Lot 4 Kootenay District Strata Plan NES218 (1005 Cranbrook Street N)","Food Hub: Parcel B (See 12397I) of Block W District Lot 4 Kootenay District Plan 1453","Lot 1 District Lot 28 Kootenay District Plan 7714: one dwelling unit, less than 175 m2"],"quotes":["Mobile or manufactured home sales including the assembly and display","Lots 12-18, Block 319, District Lot 32 Kootenay District Plan","Lots 19-21, Block 319, District Lot 30 Kootenay District Plan","Craft brewery on Lot 148A, District Lots 4 and 29, Kootenay District,","Auto Body Shop on lot STRATA LOT 3 DISTRICT LOT 4","Food Hub on PARCEL B (SEE 12397I) OF BLOCK W DISTRICT LOT","be limited to a total gross floor area of 1506 m2","Be less than 175m2 in size on the parcel legally described as"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"464.0 m²","quotes":["The minimum parcel size in the C-2 Zone shall be 464.0 m² in area."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Front parcel line at least 15.0 m","quotes":["less than 15.0 m."]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["which exceeds a height of 12.0 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["which exceeds a height of 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front yard less than 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["A rear yard less than 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m on an interior parcel where no developed rear lane exists; 6.0 m where the side yard abuts a parcel in a Residential Zone","quotes":["An interior side yard less than 4.5 m in the case of an interior","interior side yard less than","6.0 m in the case of an interior side yard which abuts a parcel in a"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["An exterior side yard less than 6.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 m (and behind the front face of the principal building); rear 2.1 m (1.5 m where no developed rear lane exists); interior side 2.1 m (one side at least 2.7 m on an interior parcel with no developed rear lane); exterior side 4.5 m; not within a 4.5 m interior side yard required for a principal building","quotes":["in no case shall have a front yard less than 7.5 m","A rear yard less than 2.1 m and in the case where no developed","rear yard shall be not less than 1.5 m","An interior side yard less than 2.1 m and in the case of an","interior side yard shall be not less than 2.7 m","An exterior side yard less than 4.5 m","within a 4.5"]},"other":{"value":["Business must be conducted inside a completely enclosed building, except for off-street parking and loading, screened storage yards, and display, rental or sales areas","Pens, runs and animal shelters for veterinary clinics or kennels must be enclosed","Land not occupied by buildings, parking and outdoor storage must be landscaped and maintained","A dwelling unit must be part of the principal building"],"quotes":["the business or undertaking within a completely enclosed building,","All pens, runs and animal shelters associated with veterinary clinics or","landscaped and maintained in good condition.","Be designed and constructed as an integral part of the principal"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026)","url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/573/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per Part (zone text is in Parts 7.03 to 7.32; each zone's source_url is its Part). The consolidation is for convenience purposes only and is not a legal document; the original bylaws prevail. Bylaw 4161, 2024 (June 10, 2024) replaced RS with R-1 and deleted the old R-1, RD, R-2, R-3A and CD-8 sections. The Part 7.01 file on the City's site still lists the old zone names, and the deleted Parts are not posted, so those zones are not listed here."},"source_url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2018/#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/c-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/c-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/c-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/index.json"}}