{"title":"C5 zone in Kamloops: Shopping Centre Commercial","code":"C5","slug":"c5","name":"Shopping Centre Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"10.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Wide range of commercial uses and multi-unit residential in conventional shopping centres and big box retail developments, in mixed-use and neighbourhood centres.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Wide range of commercial uses and multi-unit residential in conventional shopping centres and big box retail developments, in mixed-use and neighbourhood centres.","quotes":["The purpose of the C5 zone is to regulate the development of a wide range of commercial Uses","centres and big box retail developments, in areas identified as mixed-use centres and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Alcohol Manufacturer’s Lounge","animal grooming shop","Artisan or Photography Studio","Assembly Use","Automobile sales (temporary), subject to Section 10.7.9","Automobile Service, except in the North Shore Town Centre","Bottle Depot","Communications Facility","Community Care Facility","Cultural Facility","educational/training facility","Entertainment Facility","Financial Institution, Minor, excluding drive-thrus where located in the","Fuel Bar","garden and nursery store","Hotel, motel","laundry and dry cleaning","Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Units, subject to Section 10.7.10","Neighbourhood Pub, Lounge or club","Office","Personal Services","Recreation Facility, Indoor","Restaurant or Café, excluding drive-thrus where located in the North","Retail Cannabis Sales, subject to Division 3, Section 3.13","Retail Liquor Sales, subject to Division 3, Section 3.14","Retail Trade","UBrew operation","veterinary clinic, excluding outdoor kennels"],"quotes":["Alcohol Manufacturer’s Lounge","animal grooming shop","Artisan or Photography Studio","Assembly Use","Automobile sales (temporary), subject to Section 10.7.9","Automobile Service, except in the North Shore Town Centre","Bottle Depot","Communications Facility","Community Care Facility","Cultural Facility","educational/training facility","Entertainment Facility","Financial Institution, Minor, excluding drive-thrus where located in the","Fuel Bar","garden and nursery store","Hotel, motel","laundry and dry cleaning","Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Units, subject to Section 10.7.10","Neighbourhood Pub, Lounge or club","Office","Personal Services","Recreation Facility, Indoor","Restaurant or Café, excluding drive-thrus where located in the North","Retail Cannabis Sales, subject to Division 3, Section 3.13","Retail Liquor Sales, subject to Division 3, Section 3.14","Retail Trade","UBrew operation","veterinary clinic, excluding outdoor kennels"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Food Truck or Trailer","Fruit and Vegetable Stand","Home-Based Business within Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Unit","sales from mobile vehicle","liquor primary licence accessory to permitted Principal Use","Mobile Food Concession"],"quotes":["Food Truck or Trailer","Fruit and Vegetable Stand","Home-Based Business within Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Unit","sales from mobile vehicle","liquor primary licence accessory to permitted Principal Use","Mobile Food Concession"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Automobile rentals: Lot 1, D.L. 236, Plan 6387 (2121 Trans Canada Highway East)","Boarding of small animals (excluding dogs): Lot 1, Plan KAP46058 (2101 Trans Canada Highway East)","Casino and Lounge: Lot A, Sec. 35, Twp. 19, Rge. 18, Plan KAP58073 (1555 Versatile Drive)","Financial institutions (Automobile Service, Fuel Bars and Office Use excluded): part of Lot 1, Plan 5000, Lot 1, Plan 67742 and Lot A, Plan 34568 (680 and 700 Notre Dame Drive)","Motorcycle sales and service, warehousing/mini warehousing and Wholesale Distribution: Lot 1, Plan KAP73973 (1967 Trans Canada Highway East)","Warehousing/Mini-Warehousing with accessory caretaker Dwelling Unit, animal grooming, printing services and Wholesale Distribution: Lot A, Plan 38537 (1967 Trans Canada Highway East)","Prohibited at Lot 6, Plan 33519 (1180 Columbia Street West): Automobile Service, Fuel Bars and Office Use"],"quotes":["Automobile rentals in the case of Lot 1, D.L. 236, K.D.Y.D., Plan 6387","Boarding of small animals (excluding dogs) in the case of Lot 1,","Casino and Lounge in the case of Lot A, Sec. 35, Twp. 19, Rge. 18,","Financial institutions, but excluding Automobile Service, Fuel Bars, and","Motorcycle sales and service, warehousing/mini warehousing, and","Warehousing/Mini-Warehousing with accessory Dwelling Unit for","In the C5 zone, the following Uses shall be prohibited on Lot 6, Plan 33519,","(a) Automobile Service, Fuel Bars, and Office Use."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8,000 m² (1,500 m² for a Multi-Unit Residential or mixed-use development). Site-specific: 5,600 m² for the portion of Lot B, Plan KAP48194 west of Nina Place; 2,470 m² at 565 Notre Dame Drive","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 8,000 m2","• except a Multi-Unit Residential or 1,500 m2","the minimum Lot Area shall be 5,600 m2.","be 2,470 m2, auto service and Bottle Depot shall be prohibited, and Office","Plan KAP48194, K.D.Y.D. lying west of","(565 Notre Dame Drive)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"60 m (40 m for a Multi-Unit Residential or mixed-use development)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width 60 m","• except a Multi-Unit Residential or 40 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage 60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.0 for commercial; 2.0 where development includes hotels/motels or Multi-Unit Residential (3.5 within 200 m of a Transit Exchange, 2.5 at 201 to 400 m in a Transit-Oriented Area; 3.0 in the North Shore Town Centre; 1.0 where the property abuts Hillside Drive between Cariboo Place and Cascade Street, or Versatile Drive)","quotes":["Maximum Floor Area Ratio, commercial 1.0","Maximum Floor Area Ratio, where 2.0","- 200 m from a Transit 3.5","- 201 to 400 m from a Transit 2.5","• except in the North Shore Town 3.0","• except where the property abuts 1.0"]},"max_height":{"value":"2 storeys for commercial; 6 storeys where development includes hotels/motels or Multi-Unit Residential (10 storeys in the North Shore, Sahali, Aberdeen and Valleyview Town Centres or within 200 m of a Transit Exchange in a Transit-Oriented Area); structures 4.5 m above roof of principal building","quotes":["Maximum Building Height, commercial 2 Storeys","Maximum Building Height, where 6 Storeys","Dwellings","• except where the property is located 10 Storeys","Maximum Structure Height 4.5 m (above roof of principal Building)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (3 m in the North Shore Town Centre)","quotes":["Minimum Front Yard Setback 6m","• except in the North Shore Town 3m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (7.5 m where lot adjoins a residential zone with no intervening lane or street)","quotes":["Minimum Rear Yard Setback 6m","• except where Lot adjoins a 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m (7.5 m where lot adjoins a residential zone with no intervening lane or street; 3 m in the North Shore Town Centre)","quotes":["Minimum Side Yard Setback 6m","• except where Lot adjoins a 7.5 m","• except in the North Shore Town 3m"]},"other":{"value":["Outdoor storage is not permitted","Temporary automobile sales allowed up to four weeks a year per property; indoor automobile sales limited to 500 m² within commercial retail units, with no outdoor display","Multi-Unit Residential needs a common landscape/amenity area of 5% of total residential floor area, in addition to the 15% landscaping requirement"],"quotes":["In the C5 zone, outdoor storage shall not be permitted.","of four weeks of the calendar year on any given property;","maximum floor area of 500 m2; and","outdoor display areas shall not be permitted.","in addition to the 15% (of developed Site area) landscape requirement of","the total residential floor area (excluding balconies, common hallways,"]}},"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=206","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/c5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/index.json"}}