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title: "C-4 zone in Cranbrook: Mixed Commercial - Residential Zone"
place: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cranbrook
zone: C-4
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-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/c-4.json"
---

# C-4 zone in Cranbrook: Mixed Commercial - Residential Zone

Mixed Commercial - Residential Zone: commercial uses with housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Mixed Commercial - Residential Zone: commercial uses with housing.
- **Main uses:** Business and professional office; Physician, surgeon, and dentist; Other health practitioners; Social services practitioner; Medical and other laboratory; Food, beverage, and drug store; Shoe store and shoe repair store; Television, radio and stereo store - retail and repair; Gasoline service station; Sewing machine sales and service; Department store; Florist shop; Bicycle shop - retail and repair; Musical instrument - retail and repair; Camera and photography shop; Gift, novelty and souvenir store; Art gallery and artists' supply store; Antique shop; Travel service; Eating establishment and drinking establishment, excluding drive-in food service; Sports and Fitness Facility; Club or lodge; Membership organization; Church; Commercial school; Library, archives and museum; Group daycare; Nurseries; Bank subsidiary branch
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home based business; Office accessory to a permitted use; Dwelling unit accessory to a permitted use; Congregate Care Apartment; Other uses, building and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot A, District Lot 4, Kootenay District Plan EPP70400: proposed south lot at least 1500 m² and no dwelling units; Lot 2 District Lot 4, Kootenay District Plan EPP80589: proposed remainder at least 1800 m2
- **Minimum lot area:** 2500.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Front parcel line at least 20.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the parcel with buildings and structures (off-street parking not counted); 80% with buildings, structures and off-street parking areas
- **Maximum density:** 80 dwelling units per gross hectare; maximum floor area ratio 1.5
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 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:** 7.6 m
- **Other rules:** At least 5 dwelling units on a parcel, each with a gross floor area of at least 32.0 m²; Dwelling units must be above the first storey, in the principal building, with a separate outside entrance; Wrecking and repair of vehicles and storage of derelict vehicles are not allowed; Land not occupied by buildings, parking and outdoor storage must be landscaped and maintained

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.17](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2021/#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-4/_