{"title":"C-2 zone in Fernie: Neighbourhood Commercial","code":"C-2","slug":"c-2","name":"Neighbourhood Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"4.2.9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A limited range and scale of retail convenience stores providing essential household goods and service to the immediate neighborhood.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A limited range and scale of retail convenience stores providing essential household goods and service to the immediate neighborhood.","quotes":["The purpose of the C2 zone is to provide for a limited range and scale of retail convenience","stores providing essential household goods and service to the immediate neighborhood."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Brewery","Convenience stores","Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, including coin-operated laundries","Post offices","Barber shops and beauty parlors","Eating establishments, excluding drive-ins","Video tape, video camera and VCR rental stores","Child care services","Gas bar","Car wash (excluding exterior wash bays)","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of the Bylaw"],"quotes":["1. brewery","2. convenience stores;","3. dry cleaning and laundry establishments, including coin-operated laundries;","4. post offices;","5. barber shops and beauty parlors;","6. eating establishments, excluding drive-ins;","7. video tape, video camera and VCR rental stores.","8. child care services;","9. gas bar;","11. car wash (excluding exterior wash bays).","10. uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling units","Uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use","Car wash","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["1. dwelling units, subject to subsection 5.1;","2. uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use,","3. car wash.","4. Home Occupation"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"460 m² for all uses except gas bars; 1100 m² for gas bars","note":"The bylaw prints the 460 figure with the unit 'sq. ft.' but gives 4,952 sq. ft. in brackets, which suggests 460 sq. m is intended; verify.","quotes":["• all uses with the exception of gas bars 460 sq. ft. (4,952 sq. ft.)","• gas bars 1100 sq. m (11,840 sq. ft)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["2. Minimum Parcel Frontage 15 m (49.21 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["5. Maximum Parcel Coverage 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal building per parcel","quotes":["6. Maximum Density One principal building per parcel"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["• principal building 7.5 m (24.6 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["• accessory building or structures 4.5 m (14.8 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["• front yard 7.5 m (24.6 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["• rear yard 6.0 m (19.7 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["• side yard 5.0 m (16.4 ft.)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m (side yard adjacent to a highway right-of-way other than a lane)","quotes":["• side yard where adjacent to a highway right- 7.5 m (24.6 ft.)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 m, rear 1.5 m, side 1.5 m (4.5 m where adjacent to a highway right-of-way other than a lane)","quotes":["b) Accessory Building or Structure","• front yard 7.5 (24.6 ft.)","• rear yard 1.5 m (4.9 ft.)","• side yard 1.5 m (4.9 ft.)","• side yard where adjacent to a highway right- 4.5 m (14.8 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units must be above the first storey of a building or attached behind in a single storey structure","All structures must be 22 m from the centre line of Hwy 3","Maximum parcel area is 925 m², except for gas bars","Maximum wash bay access height is 4.2 m"],"quotes":["1. Dwelling units in the C2 zone shall be located above the first storey of a building, or","c) All structures 22 m (72.2 ft.) from the centre line of Hwy 3","4. Maximum Parcel Area 925 sq. m (9,957 sq. ft.) excepting gas bars","3. The maximum wash bay access height shall be 4.2 m (14 ft.)"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026)","url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation has no legislative sanction and is for convenience of reference only; the original bylaws must be consulted. Bylaw 2556 (2026) is an amendment bylaw posted separately and is not in this consolidation."},"source_url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/#page=67","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fernie","name":"Fernie","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/c-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/c-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/c-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/index.json"}}