{"title":"NC zone in Grand Forks: Neighbourhood Commercial","code":"NC","slug":"nc","name":"Neighbourhood Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"46","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: convenience stores, restaurants and liquor licensed premises, personal service establishments, dwelling units above or in conjunction with the commercial operation, professional services, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["convenience stores","restaurants and liquor licensed premises","personal service establishments","dwelling units above or in conjunction with the commercial operation","professional services","post office","animal hospitals"],"quotes":["convenience stores;","restaurants and liquor licensed premises;","personal service establishments;","dwelling units above or in conjunction with the commercial operation;","professional services;","post office","animal hospitals."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses","One garden suite"],"quotes":["buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses;","One garden suite."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum parcel size for subdivision purposes."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% for the principal building with all accessory buildings and structures","quotes":["The maximum permitted lot area coverage shall be 60% for the principal building with all"]},"max_density":{"value":"Apartment units up to 50% of the principal building first storey floor area and 100% of any upper storey floor area","quotes":["Apartment units shall be permitted up to a maximum of 50% of the principal building first","storey floor area and 100% of any upper storey floor area."]},"max_height":{"value":"18 metres","quotes":["No principal building or structure shall exceed 18 metres in height."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.8 metres","quotes":["No accessory building or structure shall exceed 4.8 metres in height."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"1.5 metres from a rear or side parcel line","quotes":["No accessory building shall be located closer than 1.5 metres to a rear or side parcel"]},"other":{"value":["No building, structure or illuminated sign within 4.6 metres of a lot in a Residential zone","Accessory building floor area not more than 25% of the principal structure","Fences not over 2.4 metres high","Parcels must be connected to community water and sewage systems"],"quotes":["be located within 4.6 metres of a lot in a Residential zone.","No accessory building shall have a total floor area greater than 25% of the principal","If a fence is erected it shall not exceed a height of 2.4 metres;","Every parcel must be connected to community water and sewage systems."]}},"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=40","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/nc/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/nc.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/nc.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/index.json"}}