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

Cranbrook, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

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.

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