---
title: "CNS zone in Kamloops: North Shore Commercial"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kamloops
zone: CNS
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/cns/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/cns.json"
---

# CNS zone in Kamloops: North Shore Commercial

Intensive retail, Office and residential facilities in areas designated Tranquille Market Corridor and North Shore Town Centre in the Official Community Plan and the North Shore Neighbourhood Plan.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Intensive retail, Office and residential facilities in areas designated Tranquille Market Corridor and North Shore Town Centre in the Official Community Plan and the North Shore Neighbourhood Plan.
- **Main uses:** Alcohol Manufacturer’s Lounge; animal grooming shop; Artisan or Photography Studio; Assembly Use; Communications Facility; Community Care Facility; Cultural Facility; Education/Training Facility; Entertainment Facility; Financial Institution, Minor, excluding drive-thrus; funeral home; Hotel; laundry and dry cleaning; Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Units, subject to Section 10.2.7; Neighbourhood Pub, Lounge, or club; Nightclub/Cabaret; Office; off-Street parking facility; Personal Services; Place of Worship; Recreation Facility, Indoor; Restaurant or Café, excluding drive-thrus; Retail Cannabis Sales, subject to Division 3, Section 3.13; Retail Liquor Sales, subject to Division 3, Section 3.14; Retail Trade; Trade and Technology Centre; UBrew operation; veterinary clinic, excluding outdoor kennels
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Food Truck or Trailer; Fruit and Vegetable Stand; Home-Based Business within Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Unit; liquor primary licence accessory to permitted Principal Use; Mobile Food Concession
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Automobile and Recreation Vehicle sales and service at 142 Tranquille Road, 118 Tranquille Road and part of 108 Tranquille Road; Automobile sales with accessory service at 102 Tranquille Road and 165 Leigh Road; Automobile sales with accessory service at 166 Tranquille Road and 156 Tranquille Road; Automobile Service at 170 Leigh Road; Automobile Service at 174 Tranquille Road; Car wash and Fuel Bar at 204 Tranquille Road and 228 Tranquille Road; Pawnshop at 455 Tranquille Road; Pawnshop at 345 Tranquille Road; Pawnshop at 267 Tranquille Road
- **Minimum lot area:** 246 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 95% (at ground floor)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 3.0 (4.5 in the North Shore Town Centre; 4.0 at 628, 630 and 642 Tranquille Road)
- **Maximum height:** 6 Storeys (10 Storeys in the North Shore Town Centre); structures may rise 4.5 m above the roof of the principal building
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m (4.5 m on corner lots, corner cut)
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m (where the lot adjoins a residential zone with no intervening lane or street: 3 m for one- or two-Storey buildings, 6 m for buildings over two Storeys; 1.5 m for the part of a building where a door exits directly onto a lane or loading access is provided without a loading stall)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m (where the lot adjoins a residential zone with no intervening lane or street: 3 m for one- or two-Storey buildings, 6 m for buildings over two Storeys; 1.5 m for the part of a building where a door exits directly onto a lane)
- **Other rules:** Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Units are allowed on buildings fronting Tranquille Road or Fortune Drive, above or below the first Storey only; the first Storey is for commercial use; Outdoor storage is not permitted; Surface parking is not permitted between the building and a front or side street

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026), s. 10.2](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=187) (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/cns/_