---
title: "C-2 zone in Kaslo: Central Business District"
place: Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kaslo
zone: C-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Kaslo: Central Business District

A mix of residential, commercial, institutional and temporary guest accommodation uses supporting vibrant, pedestrian-oriented development in the Heritage Commercial Core.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mix of residential, commercial, institutional and temporary guest accommodation uses supporting vibrant, pedestrian-oriented development in the Heritage Commercial Core.
- **Main uses:** Accommodation, Hotel/Motel; Childcare Services, Minor; Community Care Facility; Creative Services; Cultural and Community Services; Dwelling, Duplex; Dwelling, Multi-Unit; Dwelling, Single Detached; Education Services; Entertainment Facility; Health Services; Licensed Premises; Personal Services; Professional Services; Restaurant; Retail, Alcohol; Retail, Cannabis; Retail Sales; Service Station
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings; Dwelling, Caretaker; Dwelling, Carriage House; Home Occupation, Minor; Mobile Vending; Parking Area; Secondary Suite; Shipping Container
- **Minimum lot area:** 765.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the perimeter of the lot
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (single detached and duplex dwellings); 50% (multi-unit dwellings)
- **Maximum density:** 60 units per ha
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m (single detached, duplex dwellings and service stations); 12.0 m (multi-unit dwellings and all other principal buildings)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (single detached and duplex); 7.5 m (multi-unit dwellings and service stations); 0.0 m (all other principal buildings)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (single detached, duplex, service stations and all other principal buildings); 7.5 m (multi-unit dwellings)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (single detached, duplex and multi-unit dwellings); 4.5 m (service stations); 0.0 m (all other principal buildings)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (single detached and duplex); 7.5 m (multi-unit dwellings and service stations); 0.0 m (all other principal buildings)
- **Other rules:** Maximum 3 storeys for all building types; Other principal buildings must be 4.5 m from lot lines abutting Highway 31, Highway 31A or any lot in a residential zone; Cannabis retail: maximum of two operations, and none on a lot next to an existing cannabis retail lot

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026, s. 8.6](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/15785#page=47) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kaslo: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/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/kaslo/zoning/c-2/_