{"title":"AUC zone in Grand Forks: Adaptive Use Commercial","code":"AUC","slug":"auc","name":"Adaptive Use Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"45","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: professional services, personal service establishments, retail establishments, dwelling units, religious centres, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["professional services","personal service establishments","retail establishments","dwelling units","religious centres","bed and breakfast accommodations","home occupations"],"quotes":["professional services;","personal service establishments;","retail establishments;","dwelling units;","religious centres;","bed and breakfast accommodations;","home occupations."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["restaurants","Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses"],"quotes":["restaurants;","buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"700 m² (subdivision); 930 m² for a two-family or multi-family dwelling","quotes":["The minimum parcel size for subdivision purposes is 700 square metres.","dwelling shall be 930 square metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% for all buildings and structures","quotes":["The maximum permitted lot area coverage for all building and structures shall be 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"One single family dwelling; one two family dwelling; one multi-family dwelling; or dwelling units in combination with another permitted use","quotes":["one single family dwelling;","one two family dwelling;","one multi-family dwelling; or","dwelling units in combination with another permitted use."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 metres","quotes":["No principal building or structure shall exceed 10.5 metres in height."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.8 metres","quotes":["No accessory building or structure shall exceed 4.8 metres in height."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["6 metres of a front parcel line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["7.6 metres of a rear parcel line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 metres","quotes":["1.5 metres of an interior side parcel line"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.6 metres","quotes":["4.6 metres of an exterior side parcel line"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear and side 1.5 m; not closer to the front parcel line than the facing wall of the principal building","quotes":["No accessory building shall be located closer than 1.5 metres to a rear or side parcel line","and not closer to the front parcel line than the facing wall of the principal building"]},"other":{"value":["Retail sales floor space (excluding storage) maximum 100 m²","Commercial use not permitted between 10:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M.","A residential use must be the only use in each storey so used","Parcels must be connected to a community sewage and water system"],"quotes":["The maximum floor space dedicated to retail sales, excluding storage, shall be 100","square metres.","Operation of a commercial use is not permitted between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and","A residential use shall be the only use in each storey so used.","Each parcel shall be connected to a community sewage and water system."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024)","url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's office consolidation is not an authoritative text and is produced for convenience only; the original bylaw and amending bylaws are authoritative. Amendments 2039-A38 and A39 (January 2026) are published separately and are not in this consolidation. Sections 57 and 58 (Cannabis overlays CPO and CRO) are overlays, not zones, and are not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf#page=39","place":{"path":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/auc/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/auc.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/auc.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/index.json"}}