--- title: "C-HWY zone in Fernie: Highway Commercial" place: Fernie, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/fernie zone: C-HWY bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026)" bylaw_read: 2026-11-07 review: draft canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/c-hwy/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/c-hwy.json" --- # C-HWY zone in Fernie: Highway Commercial A limited range of commercial uses providing goods and services for the travelling public and vehicle related businesses. ## Zone rules - **Purpose:** A limited range of commercial uses providing goods and services for the travelling public and vehicle related businesses. - **Main uses:** Amusement arcades; Automotive parts and accessories stores; Billiard halls, bowling alleys and curling rink; Cabarets, bars, night clubs and neighborhood pubs; Campgrounds; Condo hotel; Dwelling units (subject to special regulations); Garden centers; Gasoline service stations, car washes and motor vehicle repair shops; Grocery stores and supermarkets; Gymnasiums, athletic and recreational facilities; Hotels and motels; Laundries and dry cleaners, professional services; Medical and dental offices, clinics and laboratories; Public buildings; Rental equipment; Restaurants, including drive-in restaurants; Sales and service, rental and repair of automobiles, trucks, boats, recreational vehicles, motorcycles and snowmobiles; Sporting or recreational goods and clothing, bicycle sales and service; Theatres and cinemas; Tour operators; Tourist information booths; Trailer drop-off sites; Veterinary clinics; Warehouse sales; Financial institutions with drive through banking services; Barber shops and beauty parlors; Sale and display of up to three modular or Modular Homes or combination thereof; Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of the Bylaw (Condensed list; the bylaw lists 32 permitted uses.) - **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use; Insurance services and sales accessory to a financial institution with drive through banking; Home Occupation - **Extra uses on specific lots:** Micro-brewery with tourism amenity facilities: Lot 12, District Lot 4136 KD Plan 12864, 26 Manitou Road only; Distillery: Lot 1, District Lot 4588, Kootenay District, Plan NEP68219 only; Single detached dwellings (with their own regulations) on only these parcels: North 1/2 of Lot 3, Block 65, Plan 734; Lot 1, Lot 3 Block 57, Plan 734A; Lots 2, 3, 4 Block 61, Plan 734A; Lots 6, 8 Block 75, Plan 734A; Lots 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 Block 80, Plan 734A; Lots 1, 3, 5 Block 107, Plan 902; Lot 1 Block 116, Plan 902; Lots 9, 10 Block 125, Plan 902; Lot B, Plan 12642; Lot B, Plan 14694 (all District Lot 4588, Kootenay District) - **Minimum lot area:** 460 m² (500 m² for the parcels where single detached dwellings are permitted) - **Minimum lot width:** 15 m - **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% for all structures on the parcels where single detached dwellings are permitted; not stated for other parcels - **Maximum density:** One (1) principal building per parcel (parcels where single detached dwellings are permitted); not stated for other parcels - **Maximum height:** 18 m; 7.5 m on the parcels where single detached dwellings are permitted - **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (parcels where single detached dwellings are permitted) - **Front setback:** 7.5 m; 3.0 m on the parcels where single detached dwellings are permitted (attached carport or garage 5.8 m) - **Rear setback:** 1.5 m; 6 m on the parcels where single detached dwellings are permitted - **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m on one side only where the parcel is not served by a lane; on the parcels where single detached dwellings are permitted, the greater of 1.5 m or 10% of the length of the front parcel line - **Street side setback:** 4.5 m where adjacent to a highway right-of-way other than a lane - **Accessory building setbacks:** Only for the parcels where single detached dwellings are permitted: front 7.5 m; rear 1.5 m (4.5 m where adjacent to a highway right-of-way other than a lane); side the greater of 1.5 m or 10% of the front parcel line length (4.5 m where adjacent to a highway right-of-way other than a lane) - **Other rules:** All buildings and structures must be at least 22 m from the centre line of Hwy 3; no building, structure or Park Model RV within 4.5 m of the Hwy 3 right-of-way boundary; Gasoline pump island at least 4.5 m from the lot line; pump island canopy 1.5 m; Dwelling units must be an integral, self-contained part of the principal building with a separate entrance, above the first storey or behind the commercial component (motels and hotels may have units on the main floor); Development permit required in the Highway Commercial Development Permit Area; no Manufactured Homes, Modular Homes or secondary suites on the single detached dwelling parcels ## Source - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026), s. 4.2.10](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/#page=69) (read 2026-11-07) Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Fernie: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/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/fernie/zoning/c-hwy/_