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title: "C-2 zone in Hope: Highway Commercial"
place: Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hope
zone: C-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Hope: Highway Commercial

Areas next to major routes of travel or scenic and recreational features for commercial uses serving tourists and the travelling public.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Areas next to major routes of travel or scenic and recreational features for commercial uses serving tourists and the travelling public.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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 (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).)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the parcel perimeter or 30 metres (~97.5 feet), whichever is greater
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum height:** 15 metres (~49.5 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10 metres (~33 feet)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres (~20 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres (~10 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 3 metres (~10 feet)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 metres (~25 feet), rear 6 metres (~20 feet), interior side 3 metres (~10 feet), exterior side 3 metres (~10 feet)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025), s. 11.3](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025#page=78) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Hope: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/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/hope/zoning/c-2/_