{"title":"CM-2 zone in Gibsons: Mixed-Use Commercial Upper Gibsons Zone","code":"CM-2","slug":"cm-2","name":"Mixed-Use Commercial Upper Gibsons Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"2.3.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Active commercial streets in Upper Gibsons with a mix of commercial uses and residential above, in buildings of four to six storeys.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Active commercial streets in Upper Gibsons with a mix of commercial uses and residential above, in buildings of four to six storeys.","quotes":["The intent of the Mixed-Use Commercial Upper Gibsons Zone (CM-2) is to create","complemented by residential use","above, with building heights of four to six storeys."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Arts and Culture","Entertainment and Recreation","Food and Beverage","Gas Station","Hotel","Microbrewery","Office","Residential, limited to Townhouses and Apartments","Retail","Service Commercial","Veterinary Services"],"note":"Residential must be above, below or behind a commercial use facing a street.","quotes":["2.1.1.   Arts and Culture","2.1.2.   Entertainment and Recreation","2.1.3.   Food and Beverage","2.1.4.   Gas Station, subject to section 3.2 of this zone.","2.1.5.   Hotel","2.1.6.   Microbrewery","2.1.7.   Office","2.1.8.   Residential, limited to Townhouses and Apartments.","2.1.9.   Retail","2.1.10. Service Commercial","2.1.11. Veterinary Services"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings","Business Services","Home Occupation","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["2.2.1.   Accessory Buildings","2.2.2.   Business Services","2.2.3.   Home Occupation","2.2.4.   Short-Term Rental, subject to regulations in Part 3 Section 3.7.4."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Gas stations only at 883 Gibsons Way (Lot P Plan VAP20757 DL 1328), 900 Gibsons Way (Lot 1 Block C Plan VAP16817 DL 689) and 1012 Seamount Way (Lot 54 Block 1-4 Plan VAP 18824 DL 689)","Max height 10 m at 682 Gibsons Way, 670 Crucil Road, 689 Gibsons Way, 697 Gibsons Way, 699 Gibsons Way, 707 Gibsons Way, 746 North Road, and 771 Gibsons Way"],"quotes":["3.2. Gas Stations are only permitted in the following lots:","3.2.1.   883 Gibsons Way, Legal Description: Lot P Plan VAP20757 District Lot 1328.","3.2.2.   900 Gibsons Way, Legal Description: Lot 1 Block C Plan VAP16817 District","3.2.3.   1012 Seamount Way, Legal Description: Lot 54 Block 1-4 Plan VAP 18824","5.2.1.   682 Gibsons Way, Legal Description: Lot 86, Block 7, District Lot 688, Plan","5.2.2.   670 Crucil Road, Legal Description: Lot 86, Block 7, District Lot 686, Plan","5.2.3.   689 Gibsons Way, Legal Description: Lot 14, Block 2, District Lot 686, Plan","5.2.4.   697 Gibsons Way, Legal Description: Lot 4, Block 2, District Lot 686, Plan","5.2.5.   699 Gibsons Way, Legal Description: Lot 4, Block 2, District Lot 686, Plan","5.2.6.   707 Gibsons Way, Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 2, District Lot 686, Plan","5.2.7.   746 North Road, Legal Description: Lot C, Block 4, District Lot 688, Plan","5.2.8.   771 Gibsons Way, Legal Description: Lot D, Block 2, District Lot 686, Plan"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"235 m²","quotes":["8.1. The minimum Lot Area is 235 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["8.3. The minimum Lot Width is 30 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"80%","quotes":["5.4. The maximum Lot Coverage is 80%."]},"max_density":{"value":"150 dwelling units per hectare (rounded down); may be increased with a housing agreement with the Town","quotes":["4.1. The maximum density is 150 Dwelling Unit per hectare, rounded down to the","nearest whole number. The maximum density may be increased to facilitate"]},"max_height":{"value":"15 m (10 m on certain lots); up to 20 m with a housing agreement with the Town","quotes":["5.1. The maximum Building Height is 15 m.","5.3. The maximum Building Height may be increased to 20 m to facilitate additional","5.2. Notwithstanding 2.3.2.5.5.1 above, the maximum Building Height is 10 m on the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 m; 5 m from any lot line abutting Highway 101 or North Road","quotes":["5.6. The minimum Front Lot Line Setback is 3 m.","5.5. The minimum Setback from any Lot line abutting Highway 101 or North Road is 5 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["5.7. The minimum Rear Lot Line Setback is 1.5 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m when the abutting lot is not in a residential zone; 1.5 m when the abutting lot is in a residential zone","quotes":["5.8. The minimum Interior Side Lot Line Setback is 0 m when the abutting Lot is not in a","5.9. The minimum Interior Side Lot Line Setback is 1.5 m when the abutting Lot is in a"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["5.10. The minimum Exterior Side Lot Line Setback is 3 m."]},"other":{"value":["Min amenity area 10 m² per dwelling unit","Min lot depth 7.5 m"],"quotes":["4.2. The minimum Amenity Area per Dwelling Unit is 10 m2.","8.2. The minimum Lot Depth is 7.5 m."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026)","url":"https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1342-2025.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Town's consolidation is for convenience only. Bylaw 1342 repeals the former Zoning Bylaw No. 1065, 2007."},"source_url":"https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1342-2025.pdf#page=20","place":{"path":"ca/bc/gibsons","name":"Gibsons","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/cm-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/cm-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/cm-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/index.json"}}