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title: "C2 zone in Kamloops: Local Commercial"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kamloops
zone: C2
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Kamloops: Local Commercial

Small neighbourhood retail stores and related uses that serve the immediate neighbourhood.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small neighbourhood retail stores and related uses that serve the immediate neighbourhood.
- **Main uses:** Artisan or Photography Studio; Daycare Facility, Commercial; Office; Personal Services; Restaurant or Café; Retail Trade
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory Dwelling Unit; accessory sale of Automobile fuel products in suburban or rural areas of the city (per the OCP); liquor primary licence accessory to Personal Services; Mobile Food Concession
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Fuel Bar and car wash: Lot 1, Plan 40779, K.D.Y.D. (2711 Westsyde Road); Garden and nursery store: Lot A, Sec. 33, Twp. 19, Rge. 16, W6M, K.D.Y.D., Plan KAP57995 (6231 Barnhartvale Road); Group daycare to a maximum of 25 children: Lot B, Plan 33635, K.D.Y.D. (920 Greystone Crescent); Indoor storage to a maximum of 85 m²: Lot 5, Plan 5487, Sec. 6, Twp. 21, Rge. 17, W6M, K.D.Y.D. (2955 Westsyde Road); Off-Street parking: Lot 1, Blk. 12, Sec. 5, Tp. 20, Rge. 17, K.D.Y.D., Plan 6149 (1265 9th Ave); 19 Multi-Unit Residential Dwellings: Lot C, D.L. 268, K.D.Y.D., Plan EPP55975 (8960 Dallas Drive); Rural agency liquor store: Lot A, Plan 20517, K.D.Y.D. (6221 Barnhartvale Road); Secondary Suite (body rub studio, escort/dating service, exotic dancing service prohibited): Lot A, Plan 22649, K.D.Y.D., except Parcel R on Plan M12374 and Plan KAP51624 (1799 Springview Place); Single-Detached or Two-Unit use subject to RT-1 zone regulations: Lot 2, Sec. 6, Twp. 21, Rge. 17, W6M, K.D.Y.D., Plan 7606, Except Plan H13833 (3010 Westsyde Road); Cannabis retail sales: same lot, 3010 Westsyde Road
- **Minimum lot area:** 557 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% including accessory buildings
- **Maximum height:** Commercial building 1 storey; combined commercial/residential building 2 storeys; structures 13.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 1 storey
- **Front setback:** 6 m (4.5 m for accessory fuel pump islands and structures)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (1.5 m for accessory buildings that exit directly onto a lane; 1 m for accessory buildings with no direct exit onto a lane)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (1 m for accessory building >10 m)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Side 1 m (accessory building >10 m); rear 1.5 m (exit onto lane) or 1 m (no direct exit onto lane); 1.5 m from principal building
- **Other rules:** Minimum floor area of principal building 75 m²; no minimum for accessory buildings; Maximum of 1 principal building; Outdoor storage is not permitted

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026), s. 10.4](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=195) (read 2026-11-07)

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