---
title: "C-3 zone in Cranbrook: Neighbourhood Commercial Zone"
place: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cranbrook
zone: C-3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/c-3.json"
---

# C-3 zone in Cranbrook: Neighbourhood Commercial Zone

Neighbourhood Commercial Zone: small neighbourhood shops and services.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Neighbourhood Commercial Zone: small neighbourhood shops and services.
- **Main uses:** Neighbourhood convenience store; Drug and Health Supplement store; Gasoline service station; Florist shop; Video equipment, movie and game rental; Computer and electronic sales and services; Shoe, apparel/clothing store; Food and beverage store; Gift, novelty and souvenir store; Photography studio/store; Book store; Hobby / craft store; Music store; Eating establishment and drinking establishment, excluding drive-in food service; Barber and beauty shop; Laundry and cleaner; Medical and dental clinic; Professional offices; Group day care; Automated banking machine (Retail trade uses are subject to a 200.0 m2 gross floor area maximum.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling unit accessory to a permitted use; Office accessory to a permitted use; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 929.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Front parcel line at least 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the parcel
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.6 m (and behind the front face of the principal building); rear 2.1 m (0.9 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
- **Other rules:** No single use may exceed 418.0 m2 of gross floor area in a building or structure; Retail trade uses are limited to 200.0 m2 gross floor area; A dwelling unit must be part of the principal building; Wrecking and repair of vehicles and storage of derelict vehicles are not allowed

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.16](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2019/#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-3/_