{"title":"C3 zone in Fort St James: Commercial Lakeshore","code":"C3","slug":"c3","name":"Commercial Lakeshore","group":"Commercial","section":"5.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Lakeshore commercial services for users of Stuart Lake.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Lakeshore commercial services for users of Stuart Lake.","quotes":["The intent of the C3 zoning district is to accommodate lakeshore commercial services for users of"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Campground","Commercial recreation","Commercial service","Hotel or motor Hotel","Marina","Restaurants","Retail store","Tourist accommodation","Residential use – in conjunction with permitted lakeshore commercial uses"],"quotes":["Campground","Commercial recreation","Commercial service","Hotel or motor Hotel","Marina","Restaurants","Retail store","Tourist accommodation","Residential use – in conjunction with permitted lakeshore commercial uses"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and uses"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Single-detached dwelling, only on Lot 8, Block 4, District Lot 110, Range 5 Coast District, Plan 1400","Single family dwelling, only on Lot 7, Block 4, District Lot 110, Range 5 Coast District, Plan 1400 (at the time of adoption of the bylaw)"],"quotes":["Residential use - single-detached dwelling (only for the lands legally described as \"Lot 8","Residential use – single family dwelling, only for the lands legally described as “Lot 7, Block"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,400 m²","quotes":["Minimum lot area is 1,400 square metres and minimum frontage is 30 metres."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Minimum lot area is 1,400 square metres and minimum frontage is 30 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage is 45%."]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m (residential building: 10 m or two storeys, whichever is less)","quotes":["Maximum height of the principal building is 10 metres;","Maximum height of a residential building is 10 metres or two storeys, whichever is less;"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5 m","quotes":["Maximum height for an accessory building or structure is 5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"5 m","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 5 metres in depth from the principal building."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A rear yard shall not be less than 7.5 metres in depth from the principal building."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["A side yard shall be provided of not less than 3 metres in width from the principal building."]},"other":{"value":["Retail store: maximum floor area 300 m² per individual establishment","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"],"quotes":["Maximum floor area for a retail store is 300 square metres per individual establishment.","Principal building will have a minimum floor space of 60 square metres, and a minimum building","The minimum floor area of each hotel or motel unit is 24 square metres.","Where a lot is used for combined commercial and residential use, the residential use shall:","• be contained in the same building as the commercial use;","• be accessed from a separate entrance than the entrance to the commercial use;","• not exceed the gross floor area of the commercial use;","• be contained in a dwelling unit which shall have a minimum building width of 5 metres."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025","url":"https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf#page=43","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/c3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/c3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/c3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/index.json"}}