---
title: "C-2 zone in Fort St. John: Downtown Core Commercial"
place: Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fort-st-john
zone: C-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Fort St. John: Downtown Core Commercial

A city centre with a wide range and mix of uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A city centre with a wide range and mix of uses.
- **Main uses:** Animal Service Facility – Minor; Apartment; Art Gallery or Studio; Assembly Hall; Brewery and Distillery – Minor; Bus Depot; Cannabis Retail; Commercial Amusement Enterprise; Commercial School; Community Care Facility; Day Care Centre – Major; Emergency and Protective Services; Financial Institution; Government Services; Health Services Facility; Hotel; Library; Liquor Establishment; Liquor Retail Store; Mixed-Use; Motel; News and Radio Office; Parking Lot and Parkade; Passenger Transportation Dispatch Office; Performing Arts and Cultural Facility; Personal Services Establishment; Professional Office; Radio and Television Broadcasting, Media Production Studios and Transmitting Tower; Recreation Facility; Restaurant; Retail Store; Shopping Centre; Theatre
- **Minimum lot area:** 185 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 6.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum height:** 21.0 m and max. 6 storeys
- **Front setback:** 1.2 m for the first storey; 0.0 m for all other storeys
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Other rules:** Residential part of a mixed-use development must be above the non-residential use and meet the RM-4 apartment requirements

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022), s. 19.0](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw#page=106) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Fort St. John: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/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/fort-st-john/zoning/c-2/_