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title: "HCC zone in Duncan: Highway Corridor Commercial"
place: Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/duncan
zone: HCC
bylaw: City of Duncan Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/hcc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/hcc.json"
---

# HCC zone in Duncan: Highway Corridor Commercial

Allows a range of automobile-oriented commercial uses that need convenient access to the Trans-Canada Highway.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allows a range of automobile-oriented commercial uses that need convenient access to the Trans-Canada Highway.
- **Main uses:** Automotive Fueling Station; Car Wash; Cheque-Cashing; Commercial Daycare; Community Use; Craft Beverage Production; Cultural Use; Dog Grooming; Drive Through; Education Facility; Financial Institution; Funeral Service Facility; Mobile Food Vending; Office; Pawn Shop; Public Market; Recreation Facilities, Indoor; Repair Service, Automotive; Repair Service, General; Retail & Personal Service; Restaurant; Tourist Accommodation (A Cheque-Cashing business or Pawn Shop must be at least 500 m from any other of its kind.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling, Accessory; Home-Based Business; Parking Facility
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 439 Trans Canada Highway (Lot A, Section 17, Range 6, Quamichan District, Plan VIP 44109) – Automotive Sales; 461 Trans Canada Highway (Lot 1, Section 17, Range 6, Quamichan District, Plan VIP 53706) – Automotive Sales; 467 Trans Canada Highway (the southern half of Lot 1, Section 17, Range 6, Quamichan District, Plan VIP 29603) – Automotive Sales; 466 St. Julien Street (Lot A, Section 17, Range 6, Quamichan District, Plan VIP 82436) – Automotive Sales; 130 Trans Canada Highway (004-369-327 Lot 1, Section 16, Range 7, Quamichan District, Plan 8268 Except that Part in Plans 11691 1635 RW and EPP30376) – Cannabis Retail Store
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (minimum parcel frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio maximum 1.5:1 (minimum 0.3:1); maximum residential density 1 accessory dwelling
- **Maximum height:** 14 m (4 habitable storeys); minimum 2 habitable storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** minimum 4 m; maximum 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 0 m, except 8 m where the parcel abuts land with residential zoning
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m on one side and 4 m on the other, except 5 m where the parcel abuts land with residential zoning
- **Street side setback:** 4 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 8 m; rear 0 m (8 m if the parcel abuts land with residential zoning); interior side 1.2 m (8 m if the parcel abuts land with residential zoning); exterior side 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** Outdoor storage areas (not retail display areas) must be screened from highways; Automotive sales buildings on the listed site-specific parcels are not subject to the minimum floor area ratio, minimum height or maximum front setback rules

## Source

- [City of Duncan Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 5.11](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322/#page=44) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Duncan: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/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/duncan/zoning/hcc/_