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NC zone in Grand Forks: Neighbourhood Commercial

Grand Forks, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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.

Zone rules

Main uses
  • 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
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses
  • One garden suite
Minimum lot areaNo minimum
Maximum lot coverage60% for the principal building with all accessory buildings and structures
Maximum densityApartment units up to 50% of the principal building first storey floor area and 100% of any upper storey floor area
Maximum height18 metres
Maximum height, accessory buildings4.8 metres
Accessory building setbacks1.5 metres from a rear or side parcel line
Other rules
  • 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

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024), s. 46 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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