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

# C-3A zone in Cranbrook: Neighbourhood Commercial (Limited) Zone

Neighbourhood Commercial (Limited) Zone: health practitioners, day care and professional offices.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Neighbourhood Commercial (Limited) Zone: health practitioners, day care and professional offices.
- **Main uses:** Health and social services practitioners (physician, surgeon, dentist, chiropractor, physiotherapist, optometrist, certified social services practitioner); Group day care; Professional offices
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling unit accessory to a permitted use; Office accessory to a permitted use; Other buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 700.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Front parcel line at least 18.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the parcel
- **Maximum density:** Maximum floor area ratio 0.75
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.1 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m; 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:** Outdoor storage is not allowed; An accessory dwelling unit or office must be part of the principal building; Parking driveways may be as narrow as 3.7 m for one or two way traffic

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.16.1](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2020/#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-3a/_