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title: "CM-2 zone in Gibsons: Mixed-Use Commercial Upper Gibsons Zone"
place: Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/gibsons
zone: CM-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/cm-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/cm-2.json"
---

# CM-2 zone in Gibsons: Mixed-Use Commercial Upper Gibsons Zone

Active commercial streets in Upper Gibsons with a mix of commercial uses and residential above, in buildings of four to six storeys.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Active commercial streets in Upper Gibsons with a mix of commercial uses and residential above, in buildings of four to six storeys.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Residential must be above, below or behind a commercial use facing a street.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings; Business Services; Home Occupation; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 235 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80%
- **Maximum density:** 150 dwelling units per hectare (rounded down); may be increased with a housing agreement with the Town
- **Maximum height:** 15 m (10 m on certain lots); up to 20 m with a housing agreement with the Town
- **Front setback:** 3 m; 5 m from any lot line abutting Highway 101 or North Road
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m when the abutting lot is not in a residential zone; 1.5 m when the abutting lot is in a residential zone
- **Street side setback:** 3 m
- **Other rules:** Min amenity area 10 m² per dwelling unit; Min lot depth 7.5 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026), s. 2.3.2](https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1342-2025.pdf#page=20) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Gibsons: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/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/gibsons/zoning/cm-2/_