---
title: "C10 zone in Lake Country: Service Commercial"
place: Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lake-country
zone: C10
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/c10/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/c10.json"
---

# C10 zone in Lake Country: Service Commercial

Designate and preserve land for a mix of commercial uses, including vehicular oriented uses not provided for in other zones.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Designate and preserve land for a mix of commercial uses, including vehicular oriented uses not provided for in other zones.
- **Main uses:** Amusement arcades, major; Animal clinics, major; Animal clinics, minor; Animal daycare; Assembly use; Auctioneering establishments; Automotive and minor recreation vehicle sales/rentals; Automotive and equipment repair shops; Breweries and distilleries, minor; Broadcasting studios; Business support services; Car washes; Care centres, major; Commercial schools; Commercial storage; Convenience vehicle rentals; Drive-in food services; Equipment rentals; Emergency and protective services; Fleet services; Food primary establishment; Fuelling stations; Funeral services; Gaming facilities; Government agencies; Greenhouses and plant nurseries; Household repair services; Liquor primary establishment, minor; Licensee retail liquor store; Non-accessory parking; Participant recreation services, indoor; Pawnshop; Pop-up market; Rapid drive-through vehicle services; Recycled materials drop-off centres; Religious assembly; Retail stores, service commercial; Service stations, minor; Truck and manufactured home sales rentals; Used goods stores; Vehicle and equipment sales rentals, industrial; Vehicle and equipment services, industrial; Warehousing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Amusement arcades, minor; Office; Outdoor storage; Residential security operator unit; Utility services, minor impact
- **Minimum lot area:** 1000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m (40.0 m if not abutting a lane)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.65
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 12.0 m or 3 storeys
- **Front setback:** 2.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m (4.5 m for lots abutting a residential zone with no intervening lane or street)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m (4.5 m when adjacent to a residential, agricultural, or institutional zone)
- **Street side setback:** 2.0 m when abutting a flanking street
- **Other rules:** Only one residential security operator unit is permitted on a site.; No outside storage of material or equipment, except commercial vehicles and equipment not in disrepair, limited to an area no larger than the business building area and screened from view.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026), s. 16.6](https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated#page=160) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Lake Country: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/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/lake-country/zoning/c10/_