C-3 zone in Fort St. John: General Commercial

Fort St. John, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Retail uses.

Zone rules

Purpose	Retail uses.
Main uses	Animal Service Facility – Minor Art Gallery or Studio Brewery and Distillery – Minor Bus Depot Cannabis Retail Commercial Amusement Enterprise Commercial Printing Commercial School Community Care Facility Daycare Centre – Major Dry Cleaners and Laundromats Gaming Facility Gas Station Health Services Facility Hotel Light Passenger Vehicle Wash Liquor Establishment Liquor Retail Store Mixed-Use Motel Parking Lot and Parkade Passenger Transportation Dispatch Office Personal Service Establishment Professional Office Radio and Television Broadcasting, Media Production Studios and Transmitting Tower Recreation Facility Restaurant Retail Store Shopping Centre Theatre and Cinema Trade Contractor Office Vehicle Sales and servicing
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory building Caretaker Suite
Minimum lot area	555.0 m²
Minimum lot width	15.0 m
Maximum lot coverage	40%
Maximum height	21.0 m
Front setback	1.5 m
Rear setback	1.5 m (6 m where the parcel abuts an R, RM or P zone)
Interior side setback	0.0 m (6 m where the parcel abuts an R, RM or P zone)
Street side setback	3.0 m (6 m where the parcel abuts an R, RM or P zone)
Other rules	Principal buildings abutting an R, RM or P zone must keep 6 m side and rear setbacks 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. 20.0 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The City's consolidated version is "for convenience only"; the adopted bylaw and its amending bylaws prevail. 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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