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TC zone in Grand Forks: Tourist Commercial

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

In short

Main uses: hotels or motels, recreational businesses and campgrounds, tourist facilities and related amenities, retail establishments, restaurants, and 1 more.

Zone rules

Main uses
  • hotels or motels
  • recreational businesses and campgrounds
  • tourist facilities and related amenities
  • retail establishments
  • restaurants
  • convenience stores including gas bars
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • dwelling unit accessory to a permitted use
  • buildings or structures accessory to any of the uses permitted in this zone
  • One Garden Suite
Extra uses on specific lotsLot A, District Lot 520, Similkameen Division Yale District Plan EPP61874: must not contain any use which may have a negative impact on the groundwater quality, such as a gas bar
Minimum lot areaNo minimum
Maximum lot coverage60% for the principal building with all accessory buildings and structures
Maximum densityApartment units permitted; not more than 50% of the principal building used for apartments
Maximum height18 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
  • No designated recreational space may be used as a permanent residence
  • Fences not over 2.4 metres high

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024), s. 49 (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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