CBD zone in Hope: Downtown Commercial

Hope, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Serves as the Central Business District of Hope, with a full range of commercial activities, offices and multiple family residential use, visually attractive and oriented to pedestrian traffic.

Zone rules

Purpose	Serves as the Central Business District of Hope, with a full range of commercial activities, offices and multiple family residential use, visually attractive and oriented to pedestrian traffic.
Main uses	Assembly use Bus depot and taxi office Business or professional office Civic use Commercial service use Day care Entertainment facility Financial institution Hotel Liquor primary use Medical or dental office Motel or motor inn Off-street parking area Place of worship Public market Radio and television broadcasting station Recreation facility Restaurant Retail store Specialty retail Tourist information booth Veterinary clinic Video games arcade Retail sale of cannabis
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory buildings or structures Home based business One or more dwelling unit accessory to any of the principal uses permitted in this zone Multiple family dwellings and accessory dwelling units must be above the ground floor with separate street entrances (a dwelling unit accessory to a motel or motor inn may be on the ground floor in the same building).
Extra uses on specific lots	Vehicle service or repair is permitted as a principal use on Lot A Section 9 Township 5 Range 26 W6M YDYD Plan 40443; PID 012-519-481 (535 Wallace Street)
Minimum lot area	550 square metres (~5920 square feet) for a hotel, motel or motor inn; 200 square metres (~2,152 square feet) for each other principal use
Minimum lot width	Hotel, motel or motor inn: 10% of the parcel perimeter or 20 metres (~66 feet), whichever is greater. Other principal uses: 10% of the perimeter or 7.5 metres (~25 feet), whichever is greater
Maximum lot coverage	Total 100%
Maximum density	92 units/hectare (multiple family dwellings only)
Maximum height	15 metres (~49.5 feet)
Maximum height, accessory buildings	15 metres (~49.5 feet)
Front setback	0 metres
Rear setback	0 metres
Interior side setback	0 metres
Street side setback	0 metres
Accessory building setbacks	0 metres from all lot lines
Other rules	Multiple family dwellings and accessory dwelling units must be above the ground floor, with separate entrances to the street

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025), s. 11.1 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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