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title: "C-5 zone in Hope: Commercial Transition"
place: Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hope
zone: C-5
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-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/c-5.json"
---

# C-5 zone in Hope: Commercial Transition

A transition area near the Central Business District where residential and commercial uses are permitted and community water and sewer are available.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A transition area near the Central Business District where residential and commercial uses are permitted and community water and sewer are available.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Business or professional office; Day care; Medical or dental office; Motel or motor inn; One family residence; Restaurant; Retail store; Retail sale of cannabis
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Bed and breakfast (one family residence only); Boarding (one family residence only); Day care; Home based business; Preschool; Common or private amenity area (apartment or multiple family dwelling only); One or more dwelling units accessory to other principal uses except a one family residence, apartment or multiple family dwelling (Different accessory uses apply to a one family residence, an apartment or multiple family dwelling, and the other principal uses; a bed and breakfast is limited to 3 sleeping units and boarding to 2 persons.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 square metres (~10,760 square feet) for an apartment, motel or motor inn; 465 square metres (~5,002 square feet) for each other principal use
- **Minimum lot width:** Apartment, motel or motor inn: 10% of the parcel perimeter or 30 metres (~97.5 feet), whichever is greater. Other principal uses: 10% of the perimeter or 15 metres (~49.5 feet), whichever is greater
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Apartment or multiple family dwelling: Total 60%; other buildings: Total 35%; 45% where the property has a one family residence only
- **Maximum density:** 92 units/hectare for an apartment or multiple family dwelling
- **Maximum height:** 15 metres (~49.5 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 metres (~16.5 feet)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres (~20 feet) for an apartment or multiple family dwelling; 4.5 metres (15 feet) for other principal buildings
- **Interior side setback:** 3.5 metres (~11.5 feet) for an apartment or multiple family dwelling; 1.5 metres (~5 feet) for other principal buildings
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres (~15 feet) for an apartment or multiple family dwelling; 3.5 metres (~11.5 feet) for other principal buildings
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 metres (~25 feet), rear 1.5 metres (~5 feet), interior side 1 metre (~3.5 feet), exterior side 3.5 metres (~11.5 feet)
- **Other rules:** Only 1 one family residence per parcel; no side may be under 6 metres (~20 feet); Common amenity area of at least 100 square metres (~1,076 square feet) for buildings with 10 or more dwelling units; Accessory dwelling units must be above the ground floor with separate entrances; Minimum parcel depth is 30 metres (~97.5 feet)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025), s. 11.6](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025#page=85) (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-5/_