{"title":"C3 zone in Kamloops: Highway Commercial","code":"C3","slug":"c3","name":"Highway Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"10.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial uses next to major highways that mainly serve the travelling public.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial uses next to major highways that mainly serve the travelling public.","quotes":["The purpose of the C3 zone is to provide a range of commercial Uses located adjacent to major"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["animal grooming shop","Animal Shelter or Animal Daycare","auction sales","Automobile sales, rental and/or service","Commercial Cardlock Facility","Communications Facility","Fuel Bar","garden and nursery store","Hotel/motel","Office associated with construction, engineering, landscaping, surveying","off-Street parking","Personal Services","Recreation Facility, Indoor","Recreation Facility, Outdoor","Recreation Vehicle Sales, Service, and/or Rental","Restaurant or Café","Retail Trade","tourist information booth","warehousing/Mini-Warehousing","Wholesale Distribution"],"quotes":["animal grooming shop","Animal Shelter or Animal Daycare","auction sales","Automobile sales, rental and/or service","Commercial Cardlock Facility","Communications Facility","Fuel Bar","garden and nursery store","Hotel/motel","Office associated with construction, engineering, landscaping, surveying","off-Street parking","Personal Services","Recreation Facility, Indoor","Recreation Facility, Outdoor","Recreation Vehicle Sales, Service, and/or Rental","Restaurant or Café","Retail Trade","tourist information booth","warehousing/Mini-Warehousing","Wholesale Distribution"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Food Truck or Trailer","Fruit and Vegetable Stand","liquor primary licence accessory to Personal Services","Mobile Food Concession","outdoor storage/display areas, subject to Section 10.5.7","Sale from Mobile Vehicle"],"quotes":["Food Truck or Trailer","Fruit and Vegetable Stand","liquor primary licence accessory to Personal Services","Mobile Food Concession","outdoor storage/display areas, subject to Section 10.5.7","Sale from Mobile Vehicle"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Rural agency store: Lot 2, Plan 1496, K.D.Y.D. (7060 Yellowhead Highway)","Industrial Equipment (sales, rental, storage and/or service) excluding tracked equipment, Light Industry, and Truck Travel Centre: Lot A, Plan KAP70136, D.L. 269 (170 Kokanee Way) and Strata Lots 1-5, Plan KAS3071 (175 Kokanee Way)","Education/training facility and retail trade: Lot 1, Sec. 35, Twp. 19, Rge. 18, W6M, K.D.Y.D. Plan KAP84376 (1560 Versatile Drive)","Multi-Unit Residential to a maximum of 189 dwelling units per hectare (51 units): Lot B, Section 36, Township 19, Range 18, Plan KAP49134 (1835 Rogers Place)"],"quotes":["Rural agency store, as defined by the Liquor Control and Licencing Act,","Industrial Equipment (sales, rental, storage and/or service) excluding","Education/training facility and retail trade in the case of Lot 1, Sec. 35.,","Multi-Unit Residential, subject to Division 9, Section 9.4 RM4 (Multi-Unit 4","units per hectare (51 units)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,115 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 1,115 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width 30 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage 33%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.66 total (1.0 for hotels/motels); 0.33 for office use. Site-specific: 0.45 at 1175 Rogers Way; 1.3 at 1270 Rogers Way; 1.17 for hotel/motel at 1475 Hugh Allan Drive","quotes":["Maximum Floor Area Ratio, total 0.66","• except Hotels/motels 1.0","Maximum Floor Area Ratio, Office Use 0.33","The maximum Floor Area Ratio shall be 0.45 in the case of Lot 1,","The maximum Floor Area Ratio shall be 1.3 in the case of Lot A, Sec 36,","maximum Floor Area Ratio for hotel/motel use shall be 1.17."]},"max_height":{"value":"2 storeys (4 storeys for hotels/motels); structures 4.5 m above roof of principal building with a building on the lot, 6 m without a building","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 2 Storeys","• except Hotels/motels 4 Storeys","• with Building on Lot 4.5 m (above roof of principal Building)","• without Building on Lot 6m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (4.5 m for fuel pump island and accessory structures)","quotes":["Minimum Front Yard Setback 6m","• except fuel pump island and Accessory 4.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m (6 m where lot adjoins a residential zone with no intervening lane or street)","quotes":["Minimum Rear Yard Setback 3m","• except where Lot adjoins a residential 6m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m (6 m where lot adjoins a residential zone with no intervening lane or street)","quotes":["Minimum Side Yard Setback 3m","• except where Lot adjoins a residential 6m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Minimum side Street Setback 4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum floor area 45 m² (no minimum for fuel bar kiosks, cardlock facilities and accessory buildings)","Outdoor storage only as an accessory use, screened from streets and lots; display areas only with automobile and recreation vehicle sales","Outdoor storage/display areas must be paved and drained, kept orderly, with a minimum 1 m landscaped buffer along front and side street lot lines (2 m where abutting an arterial road)"],"quotes":["Minimum floor area 45 m2","• except Fuel Bar kiosks, Commercial No minimum","outdoor storage areas are permitted as an Accessory Use only and shall","display areas are permitted in conjunction with Automobile and","have a minimum 1 m wide landscaped buffer along front and","buffer shall be at least 2 m wide from the Lot Line."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)","url":"https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation is placed online for convenience only; it is not the official or legal version, and certified copies are available from Legislative Services at City Hall. Zone T2 (Airport), section 11.6, is repealed and not listed. The bylaw is also published one section per file at https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/138848."},"source_url":"https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=198","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/index.json"}}