---
title: "C2 zone in Houston: Service Commercial"
place: Houston, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/houston
zone: C2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1225, 2026 (adopted October 6, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Houston: Service Commercial

Commercial uses oriented to vehicular traffic along major roadways that may need large areas for buildings and display or storage of goods.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial uses oriented to vehicular traffic along major roadways that may need large areas for buildings and display or storage of goods.
- **Main uses:** Accommodation, Hotel; Accommodation, Motel; Automotive and Equipment Services; Cannabis Retail; Car Wash; Convenience Store; Cultural and Community Services; Licensed Establishment; Office Services; Recreation Facility, Indoor; Recreation Facility, Outdoor; Restaurant; Retail Sales; Sani-dump; Service Station; Transportation Terminal; Veterinary Clinic
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling unit(s); Drive Through; Garden Centre; Home Occupation (standard); Office Services; Outdoor Storage (Outdoor storage must be fully screened in accordance with Part 5.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 550.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 35 units/ha (dwelling units)
- **Maximum height:** 13.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.4 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (6.0 m where the lot abuts a residential zone)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (6.0 m where the lot abuts a residential zone)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 9.0 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Service station fuel pump island: minimum 3.0 m from the front lot line; Outdoor display areas are permitted only with automotive and equipment services, garden centres and building supply establishments; Dwelling units must be above or to the rear of the first-storey principal use, with a separate entrance, and cannot be stratified

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1225, 2026 (adopted October 6, 2026), s. 11.2](https://houston.civicweb.net/document/149520#page=53) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Houston: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/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/houston/zoning/c2/_