C2 zone in Fort St James: Commercial Highway

Fort St James, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Commercial lots suitable for services to highway travellers and tourists.

Zone rules

Purpose	Commercial lots suitable for services to highway travellers and tourists.
Main uses	Automobile dealership (including boats and recreation vehicles) Building material supply Car or truck wash Civic use Club or lodge Commercial recreation Commercial service Gasoline service station Hotel and motor motel Key-lock fuel installation Light manufacturing Medical or dental clinic Motel and auto court Public house Rental and repair of tools and small equipment Residential use – conjunction with permitted highway commercial uses Restaurants including fast-food pick-up and drive-ins Retail store Tourist accommodation
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory buildings and uses
Minimum lot area	700 m²
Minimum lot width	15 m
Maximum lot coverage	60%
Maximum height	10 m (residential building: 10 m or two storeys, whichever is less)
Maximum height, accessory buildings	5 m
Front setback	None required, except for gasoline service stations
Rear setback	6 m
Interior side setback	3 m on each side where the lot abuts (or is separated by a lane from) an R-1 or R-2 zone; where there is no rear lane, one side setback of 4.5 m
Street side setback	1.5 m along the abutting street (corner lot)
Other rules	Minimum principal building floor space 60 m² and minimum width 6 m Minimum floor area of each hotel or motel unit is 24 m² Mixed commercial and residential use: residential must be in the same building, have a separate entrance, not exceed the commercial floor area, and have a dwelling unit at least 5 m wide

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025, s. 5.2 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The District's page posts the signed bylaw PDF; Schedule A-1 (the zoning districts map) is an image page in the PDF. No consolidation date is stated. 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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