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title: "C-2 zone in Cranbrook: Highway Commercial Zone"
place: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cranbrook
zone: C-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Cranbrook: Highway Commercial Zone

Highway Commercial Zone: highway-oriented commercial uses such as hotels, retail, automotive and recreational vehicle services.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Highway Commercial Zone: highway-oriented commercial uses such as hotels, retail, automotive and recreational vehicle services.
- **Main uses:** 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)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 464.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Front parcel line at least 15.0 m
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.15](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2018/#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

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