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