---
title: "C-2 zone in Masset: Waterfront Commercial"
place: Masset, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/masset
zone: C-2
bylaw: Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (published as a DRAFT)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Masset: Waterfront Commercial

To accommodate commercial development along the waterfront.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To accommodate commercial development along the waterfront.
- **Main uses:** Cultural and Community Facility; Dwelling Units; Hotel; Marina; Motel; Office; Restaurant
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Mobile Vending; Moorage Facility
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Block 9, Block 10, and Lot 6, Block 21, D.L. 7, Q.C.D.: a single detached dwelling is permitted as a principal use, following R-1 zone regulations
- **Minimum lot area:** 350.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** 2 dwelling units
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.0 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 3.0 m, rear 0.0 m, side 0.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum distance between buildings 3.0 m; Maximum impermeable surface coverage 80%; Dwelling units must be above or behind a non-residential use on the first storey, with a separate entrance, and no more than 40% of first storey floor area; Dwelling units cannot be stratified from the rest of the principal building; Minimum setback from the natural boundary 15.0 m

## Source

- [Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (published as a DRAFT), s. 10.2](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf#page=55) (read 2026-11-08)

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