---
title: "C-3 zone in Hope: Regional Commercial"
place: Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hope
zone: C-3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-3.json"
---

# C-3 zone in Hope: Regional Commercial

Large scale commercial uses serving the region and the travelling public, where full municipal services are available.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Large scale commercial uses serving the region and the travelling public, where full municipal services are available.
- **Main uses:** Business or professional office; Financial institution; Liquor primary use; Medical or dental office; Restaurant; Retail store; Retail sale of cannabis
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Restaurant; Service station; One or more dwelling units accessory to any of the principal uses permitted in this zone (Accessory dwelling units must be above the ground floor with separate entrances.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the parcel perimeter or 45 metres (~148 feet), whichever is greater
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum height:** 10 metres (~33 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10 metres (~32 feet)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 metres (~15 feet); 0 metres where the rear lot line is on a lane
- **Interior side setback:** 0 metres
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres (~15 feet)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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)
- **Other rules:** Fuel islands within an accessory service station must be 6 metres (~20 feet) from all lot lines

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025), s. 11.4](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025#page=81) (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-3/_