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title: "C-4 zone in Fort St. John: Highway Commercial"
place: Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fort-st-john
zone: C-4
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-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/c-4.json"
---

# C-4 zone in Fort St. John: Highway Commercial

A range of commercial uses that support the local and regional community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A range of commercial uses that support the local and regional community.
- **Main uses:** Adult Entertainment; Animal Service Facility – Minor; Art Gallery or Studio; Auction Sales - Minor; Brewery and Distillery – Minor; Building Contractors, Supply and Storage; Bulk Fuel Sales; Bus Depot; Campground; Cannabis Retail; Cartage, Delivery, Express Terminal Storage; Commercial Amusement Enterprise; Commercial Food Production Facility; Commercial Printing; Commercial School; Dry Cleaner and Laundromat; Funeral Services; Gas Station; Heavy Equipment Sales and Servicing; Hotel; Industrial Trades and Training Facility; Light Passenger Vehicle Wash; Liquor Establishment; Liquor Retail Store; Mini-storage; Motel; Newspaper Printing and Publishing; Oilfield Sales and Services; 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; Recycling Materials Drop Off Centre; Refrigeration Service; Restaurant; Retail Store; Scientific and Research Laboratories; Shopping Centre; Service Station; Taxi Dispatch Office; Tire Sales; Trade Contractor Office; Warehousing; Wholesale Establishment; Vehicle Sales and Servicing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Caretaker Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Single-Detached Dwelling only on Lot 22, Section 5, Township 84, Range 18, West of the 6th Meridian, Peace River Regional District Plan 12245 (PID: 014-762-293); Tank Farm (accessory) only on Lot 4, Section 29, Township 83, Range 18, West of the 6th Meridian, Peace River District Plan 24742; Health Services Facility on Lot 2 Section 36 Township 83 Range 19 West of the 6th Meridian Peace River District Plan PGP47681
- **Minimum lot area:** 555.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **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:** A principal building abutting an R, RM or P zone must keep 6 m side and rear setbacks; Parcels with Oilfield Sales and Services must have an office associated with any outdoor storage yard; Tank Farm is limited to a maximum of 16 (125,000L capacity) aboveground storage tanks

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022), s. 21.0](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw#page=112) (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-4/_