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title: "C-3 zone in Kimberley: Automobile Commercial"
place: Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kimberley
zone: C-3
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1850, 1994 (consolidated for convenience to Amending Bylaw 2795, January 14, 2026); Alpine Resort Zoning Bylaw No. 2016, 1999 (consolidated to Amending Bylaw 2794, January 14, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/zoning/c-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/zoning/c-3.json"
---

# C-3 zone in Kimberley: Automobile Commercial

Main uses: Retail, limited to vehicle or gasoline sales, Repair of vehicles, Public utility use, Park, Waste paint collection depot, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Retail, limited to vehicle or gasoline sales; Repair of vehicles; Public utility use; Park; Waste paint collection depot; Car washes
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Car washes; Motels and hotels; Restaurants; Buildings and structures accessory to a permitted principal use; Dwelling unit (one per parcel); Retail
- **Minimum lot area:** 278 m² (3,000 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m (25 ft) front parcel line
- **Maximum density:** One dwelling unit per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Front setback:** 12.0 m (40 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft); 6.0 m (19.6 ft) where abutting a Residential zone
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 (15 ft); interior side 4.5 m (15 ft), or 6.0 m (19.6 ft) where abutting a Residential zone; exterior side 3.0 m (9.9 ft)
- **Other rules:** A dwelling unit must be part of the principal building, with a separate outside entrance, above the first storey or behind the commercial part

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1850, 1994 (consolidated for convenience to Amending Bylaw 2795, January 14, 2026); Alpine Resort Zoning Bylaw No. 2016, 1999 (consolidated to Amending Bylaw 2794, January 14, 2026), s. 7.11](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/133474#page=71) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kimberley: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/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/kimberley/zoning/c-3/_