---
title: "C3 zone in Greenwood: Commercial 3 (Service Commercial)"
place: Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/greenwood
zone: C3
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/c3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/c3.json"
---

# C3 zone in Greenwood: Commercial 3 (Service Commercial)

Service commercial zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Service commercial zone
- **Main uses:** Horticultural Specialty Operations including the growing of mushrooms, greenhouse products, nursery plants and similar horticultural specialties; Sporting Goods Shops including light manufacture, assembly, repair and servicing of personal sporting goods; Small Engine Repair and Servicing Shops
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Retail Sales, Services, and Offices which are accessory to a permitted use in this zone
- **Minimum lot area:** 465 square metres (5,000 sq. ft.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent of the gross lot area
- **Maximum height:** 9 metres (30 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres (15 ft.)
- **Front setback:** 6 metres (20 ft.)
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres (20 ft.)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 metres (5 ft.)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres (15 ft.)
- **Other rules:** No outdoor storage in a front or exterior side yard; Outdoor storage in an interior side or rear yard must have a tight board fence or continuous vegetative screen at least 2 metres (6.5 ft.) high

## Source

- [City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found), s. 406A](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf#page=33) (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/c3/_