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title: "CC zone in Grand Forks: Core Commercial"
place: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/grand-forks
zone: CC
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/cc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/cc.json"
---

# CC zone in Grand Forks: Core Commercial

Main uses: wholesale establishments, retail establishments, restaurants and/or liquor licenced premises, professional offices and offices, medical and dental clinics, and 10 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** wholesale establishments; retail establishments; restaurants and/or liquor licenced premises; professional offices and offices; medical and dental clinics; personal service establishments; clubs, lodges and similar fraternal organizations; indoor entertainment facilities; bus depots; taxi stands; financial institutions; hotels and motels; post office; theatres; animal hospitals with no outside runs or enclosures
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** apartment units; buildings or structures accessory to any of the uses permitted in this zone
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100% with approved fire-resistant walls; 80% without approved fire-resistant walls
- **Maximum density:** Apartment units up to 50% of first storey floor area and 100% of second or higher storey floor area
- **Maximum height:** 18 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.8 metres
- **Other rules:** Commercial buildings at least 4.6 metres from any parcel line adjacent to a residential parcel; Accessory building floor area not more than 10% of the principal structure; Fences not over 2.4 metres high; Every parcel must be connected to a community sewage and water system

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024), s. 48](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf#page=42) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Grand Forks: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/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/grand-forks/zoning/cc/_