---
title: "C-2 zone in Invermere: Highway Tourist Commercial"
place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/invermere
zone: C-2
bylaw: "Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Invermere: Highway Tourist Commercial

Main uses: motels, eating and drinking establishments, amusement park, miniature golf, marinas, and 17 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** motels; eating and drinking establishments; amusement park; miniature golf; marinas; outdoor recreation services; automobile sales and rentals; boat sales and rentals; carwashes; convenience stores; gas bars and service stations; recreational vehicle sales, rentals and services; veterinary clinics; real estate services; small engine and equipment sales, rental and repair; plumbing and heating contractors; Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw; courier services; video rental, sales and ancillary services; computer sales and ancillary services; printing and copier sales and ancillary services; other electronic sales and ancillary services
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** dwelling unit accessory to a permitted use; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 232 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 2.5; one accessory dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 1.5 m, side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory dwelling unit must be an integral part of the principal building, self-contained, with a separate outside entrance, and above the first storey; Maximum one principal building

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013), s. 5.16](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335#page=73) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Invermere: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/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/invermere/zoning/c-2/_