Cranbrook, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07
In short
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
Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.