{"title":"C-2 zone in Hope: Highway Commercial","code":"C-2","slug":"c-2","name":"Highway Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"11.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Areas next to major routes of travel or scenic and recreational features for commercial uses serving tourists and the travelling public.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Areas next to major routes of travel or scenic and recreational features for commercial uses serving tourists and the travelling public.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to identify areas adjacent to major routes of travel or scenic and","recreational features for the location of commercial uses catering to tourists and the travelling public."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Building supply and lumber yard","Bus depot and taxi office","Car wash","Convenience store","Entertainment facility","Financial institution","Liquor primary use","Mini-storage facility","Motel or motor inn","Nursery","Outdoor recreation","Public market","Restaurant","Service station","Specialty retail","Tourist information booth","Towing operation and associated vehicle storage","Truck stop","Vehicle sales or rental operation","Vehicle service or repair"],"quotes":["Building supply and lumber yard","Bus depot and taxi office","Car wash","Convenience store","Entertainment facility","Financial institution","Liquor primary use","Mini-storage facility","Motel or motor inn","Nursery","Outdoor recreation","Public market","Restaurant","Service station","Specialty retail","Tourist information booth","Towing operation and associated vehicle storage","Truck stop","Vehicle sales or rental operation","Vehicle service or repair"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures","Commercial vehicle storage","One or more dwelling units accessory to any of the principal uses permitted in this zone","One dwelling unit accessory to a mini-storage facility, motel or motor inn only","Outdoor storage"],"note":"Accessory commercial vehicle storage is limited to hard-surfaced area, 25% of the parcel, and not in the front yard; accessory dwelling units go above the ground floor (except those with a mini-storage facility, motel or motor inn).","quotes":["Accessory buildings or structures","Commercial vehicle storage","One or more dwelling units accessory to any of the principal uses permitted in this zone","One dwelling unit accessory to a mini-storage facility, motel or motor inn only","Outdoor storage","not exceed a maximum site coverage of 25% of the parcel; and","not be permitted in the front yard of a parcel.","shall only be located above the ground floor and shall have separate entrances leading directly to"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 square metres (~10,760 square feet) with community water and sewer; 0.4 hectares (~1 acre) with only one of the two; 1 hectare (~2.5 acres) with neither","quotes":["a) 1,000 square metres (~10,760 square feet) where there is a community water system and","b) 0.4 hectares (~1 acre) where there is either a community water system or a community sanitary","c) 1 hectare (~2.5 acres) where there is neither a community water system nor a community"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the parcel perimeter or 30 metres (~97.5 feet), whichever is greater","quotes":["The minimum frontage of a parcel shall be 10% of the perimeter of that parcel or 30 metres (~97.5","feet) whichever is greater."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%","quotes":["Maximum Site Coverage Total 35%"]},"max_height":{"value":"15 metres (~49.5 feet)","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 15 metres (~49.5 feet) 10 metres (~33 feet)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"10 metres (~33 feet)","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 15 metres (~49.5 feet) 10 metres (~33 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres (~25 feet)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 7.5 metres (~25 feet) 7.5 metres (~25 feet)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 metres (~20 feet)","quotes":["Rear Lot Line 6 metres (~20 feet) 6 metres (~20 feet)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres (~10 feet)","quotes":["Interior Side Lot Line 3 metres (~10 feet) 3 metres (~10 feet)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 metres (~10 feet)","quotes":["Exterior Side Lot Line 3 metres (~10 feet) 3 metres (~10 feet)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 metres (~25 feet), rear 6 metres (~20 feet), interior side 3 metres (~10 feet), exterior side 3 metres (~10 feet)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 7.5 metres (~25 feet) 7.5 metres (~25 feet)","Rear Lot Line 6 metres (~20 feet) 6 metres (~20 feet)","Interior Side Lot Line 3 metres (~10 feet) 3 metres (~10 feet)","Exterior Side Lot Line 3 metres (~10 feet) 3 metres (~10 feet)"]},"other":{"value":["A mini-storage facility must be completely enclosed within a building","Individual mini-storage units: floor area 2.8 to 28 square metres (~30 to ~301 square feet), maximum interior height 3.5 metres (~11 feet)","Accessory convenience store floor area no more than 140 square metres (~1,506 square feet)","Fuel islands within a service station must be 6 metres (~20 feet) from all lot lines"],"quotes":["a) be completely enclosed within a building;","a) direct access at the ground level and a maximum interior height of 3.5 metres (~11 feet); and","b) a floor area of not less than 2.8 square metres (~30 square feet) and not more than 28 square","metres (~301 square feet).","The floor area of a convenience store as an accessory use shall not exceed 140 square metres","(~1,506 square feet).","Fuel islands within a service station shall be setback a minimum of 6 metres (~20 feet) from all lot"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025)","url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation has no legislative sanction and is for convenience of reference only; the original bylaw and all amending bylaws must be consulted for interpreting and applying the law. The District says its Zoning Bylaw is being updated alongside the new OCP (Bylaw 1617, adopted February 9, 2026). An older consolidation (to July 1, 2024) also exists at hopebc.web.catalisgov.ca/uploads/dm/72314/Zoning_Bylaw.pdf."},"source_url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025#page=78","place":{"path":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/index.json"}}