{"title":"C7 zone in Kamloops: Neighbourhood Commercial","code":"C7","slug":"c7","name":"Neighbourhood Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"10.9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A range of commercial uses and residential development in small-scale shopping centres throughout the city.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A range of commercial uses and residential development in small-scale shopping centres throughout the city.","quotes":["The purpose of the C7 zone is to regulate the development of a range of commercial Uses and","residential development in small-scale shopping centres throughout the city."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["animal grooming shop","Artisan or Photography Studio","Assembly Use","Community Care Facility","Cultural Facility","Entertainment Facility","Financial Institution, Minor","Fuel Bar","laundry and dry cleaning","Multi-Unit Residential, subject to Section 10.9.7","Office","Personal Services","Recreation Facility, Indoor","Restaurant or Café","Retail Trade","veterinary clinic, excluding outdoor kennels"],"quotes":["animal grooming shop","Artisan or Photography Studio","Assembly Use","Community Care Facility","Cultural Facility","Entertainment Facility","Financial Institution, Minor","Fuel Bar","laundry and dry cleaning","Multi-Unit Residential, subject to Section 10.9.7","Office","Personal Services","Recreation Facility, Indoor","Restaurant or Café","Retail Trade","veterinary clinic, excluding outdoor kennels"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home-Based Business within Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Unit","liquor primary licence accessory to Personal Services","Mobile Food Concession"],"quotes":["Home-Based Business within Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Unit","liquor primary licence accessory to Personal Services","Mobile Food Concession"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Maximum of six Residential Units (Fuel Bars, entertainment facilities and veterinarian clinics excluded): Lot 3, Sec. 35 and 36, Plan 23698 (1450 Highland Drive)","Dwelling Unit, Office Use, florist, shoe repair, small appliance repair, upholstery repair, craft sales and picture framing (Fuel Bar and veterinary clinic excluded): Lot 19, D.L. 257, Plan 22406 (1579 Collingwood Drive)"],"quotes":["A maximum of six Residential Units, but specifically excluding Fuel Bars,","Dwelling Unit, Office Use, florist, shoe repair, small appliance repair,"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"3,076 m² minimum; 2.2 ha maximum","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 3,076 m2","Maximum Lot Area 2.2 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"60 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width 60 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.4 for commercial; 1.5 where development includes Multi-Unit Residential","quotes":["Maximum Floor Area Ratio, commercial 0.4","Maximum Floor Area Ratio, where 1.5"]},"max_height":{"value":"1 storey; 3 storeys for Multi-Unit Residential (4 storeys on arterial or collector roads); structures 4.5 m above roof of principal building with a building on the lot, 6 m without","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 1 Storey","• except Multi-Unit Residential Dwellings 3 Storeys","• except Multi-Unit Residential Dwellings 4 Storeys","• without Building on Lot 6m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["Minimum Front Yard Setback 6m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (3 m where lot adjoins a residential zone with an intervening lane or street)","quotes":["Minimum Rear Yard Setback 6m","• except where Lot adjoins a residential 3m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m (3 m where lot adjoins a residential zone with an intervening lane or street)","quotes":["Minimum Side Yard Setback 6m","• except where Lot adjoins a residential 3m"]},"other":{"value":["Outdoor storage is not permitted","Multi-Unit Residential only with a commercial use occupying at least 40% of the ground-floor building footprint, or else with a landscaped amenity area of at least 30% of the lot area"],"quotes":["In the C7 zone, outdoor storage shall not be permitted.","of the Building footprint on the ground floor; or","minimum 30% of the Lot Area is provided as landscaped"]}},"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=216","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/c7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/c7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/index.json"}}