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title: "C2 zone in Greenwood: Commercial 2 (Highway Commercial)"
place: Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/greenwood
zone: C2
bylaw: "City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Greenwood: Commercial 2 (Highway Commercial)

Highway commercial zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Highway commercial zone
- **Main uses:** Automobile service stations, car washes; Bus depots, taxi stands; Eating and drinking establishments including both take-out and drive-in restaurants; Hotels and motels; Passenger and freight terminals, depots, marshalling yards, and similar distribution and redistribution facilities; Sales rental, service and repair of motorized vehicles, farm machinery and similar heavy equipment; Warehouses and wholesale suppliers; Public service uses; Private campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks; Cannabis retail store (Cannabis retail stores need Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch approval; three are permitted in the City.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Employee Accommodation on Parcel A, Block 38, Plan KAP34, District Lot 711, SDYD, PID: 026-266-504, and on Block 38, Plan KAP34, District Lot 711, SDYD, Portion (W ½), PID: 008-105-146, subject to Council conditions; Cannabis Retail Store on properties from Brooklyn Street to Washington Street on Copper Avenue (Highway 3)
- **Minimum lot area:** 465 square metres (5,000 sq. ft.) for a lot with both community water and sewer
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60 percent of the gross lot area
- **Maximum height:** 9 metres (30 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres (15 feet)
- **Front setback:** 10 metres (33 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres (20 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 6 metres (20 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 10 metres (33 feet)

## Source

- [City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found), s. 406](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf#page=31) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Greenwood: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/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/greenwood/zoning/c2/_