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

# C-3 zone in Invermere: Neighbourhood Commercial

Main uses: Convenience stores, Video rental and sales, Pension, Child Care Facility, Major, Business and Professional Offices, and 4 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Convenience stores; Video rental and sales; Pension; Child Care Facility, Major; Business and Professional Offices; Beauty and Barber Shop; Multi-family Dwelling Units; Retail commercial subject to Section 4(d) of this bylaw; Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** dwelling unit accessory to a permitted use, subject to subsection 3.14; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.0
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 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:** Dwelling units 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. 5.17](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335#page=75) (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-3/_