{"title":"C-3 zone in Hope: Regional Commercial","code":"C-3","slug":"c-3","name":"Regional Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"11.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Large scale commercial uses serving the region and the travelling public, where full municipal services are available.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Large scale commercial uses serving the region and the travelling public, where full municipal services are available.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to accommodate large scale commercial uses, which cater to the needs","of the region and the travelling public, in locations where full municipal services are available."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Business or professional office","Financial institution","Liquor primary use","Medical or dental office","Restaurant","Retail store","Retail sale of cannabis"],"quotes":["Business or professional office","Financial institution","Liquor primary use","Medical or dental office","Restaurant","Retail store","Retail sale of cannabis"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures","Restaurant","Service station","One or more dwelling units accessory to any of the principal uses permitted in this zone"],"note":"Accessory dwelling units must be above the ground floor with separate entrances.","quotes":["Accessory buildings or structures","Restaurant","Service station","One or more dwelling units accessory to any of the principal uses permitted in this zone","shall only be located above the ground floor and shall have separate"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,300 square metres (~13,986 square feet) with community water and sewer; 0.4 hectares (~1 acre) with only one of the two; 0.8 hectare (~2 acres) with neither","quotes":["a) 1,300 square metres (~13,986 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","c) 0.8 hectare (~2 acres) where there is neither a community water system nor a community"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the parcel perimeter or 45 metres (~148 feet), whichever is greater","quotes":["The minimum frontage of a parcel shall be 10% of the perimeter of that parcel or 45 metres (~148","feet) whichever is greater."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45%","quotes":["Maximum Site Coverage Total 45%"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 metres (~33 feet)","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 10 metres (~33 feet) 10 metres (~32 feet)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"10 metres (~32 feet)","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 10 metres (~33 feet) 10 metres (~32 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":"4.5 metres (~15 feet); 0 metres where the rear lot line is on a lane","quotes":["Rear Lot Line 4.5 metres (~15 feet) 4.5 metres (~15 feet)","Rear Lot Line on Lane 0 metres 0 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 metres","quotes":["Interior Side Lot Line 0 metres 0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 metres (~15 feet)","quotes":["Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres (~15 feet) 4.5 metres (~15 feet)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 metres (~25 feet), rear 4.5 metres (~15 feet) (0 metres where the rear lot line is on a lane), interior side 0 metres, exterior side 4.5 metres (~15 feet)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 7.5 metres (~25 feet) 7.5 metres (~25 feet)","Rear Lot Line 4.5 metres (~15 feet) 4.5 metres (~15 feet)","Interior Side Lot Line 0 metres 0 metres","Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres (~15 feet) 4.5 metres (~15 feet)","Rear Lot Line on Lane 0 metres 0 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Fuel islands within an accessory service station must be 6 metres (~20 feet) from all lot lines"],"quotes":["Fuel islands within an accessory service station shall be setback a minimum of 6 metres (~20 feet)"]}},"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=81","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/index.json"}}