---
title: "C2 zone in Fruitvale: Highway Commercial"
place: Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fruitvale
zone: C2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013 (consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Fruitvale: Highway Commercial

A zone to designate and preserve land for a range of commercial uses next to Highway 3B that mainly serve the travelling public.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A zone to designate and preserve land for a range of commercial uses next to Highway 3B that mainly serve the travelling public.
- **Main uses:** amusement establishments, outdoor; animal daycare; automotive and minor recreation vehicle sales/rentals; automotive and equipment repair shops; car washes; drive-in businesses; drive-in food services; eating and drinking establishment; hotels; household repair services; motels; participant recreation services, indoor; retail stores, convenience; service stations, major; service stations, minor
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** amusement arcades, minor; gas bar; liquor licensed premises; outdoor storage; utility services, minor impact
- **Minimum lot area:** 1200 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m (40.0 m if not abutting a lane)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.50 (1.5 for hotels and motels)
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 11.0 m or 2 storeys; 22.0 m or 6 storeys for hotels and motels
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (4.5 m for lots adjoining a residential zone with no intervening lane or street)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (4.5 m when adjacent to a residential or institutional zone)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth is 30.0 m.; Official Community Plan development permit guidelines apply.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013 (consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026), s. 15.2](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf#page=111) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Fruitvale: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/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/fruitvale/zoning/c2/_