{"title":"C3 zone in Merritt: Regional Commercial","code":"C3","slug":"c3","name":"Regional Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"7.15","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Mixed use commercial development, including retail, entertainment, personal and professional services within Shopping Centre environments of multiple businesses or large format retail.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Mixed use commercial development, including retail, entertainment, personal and professional services within Shopping Centre environments of multiple businesses or large format retail.","quotes":["The purpose of the Regional Commercial zone is to provide mixed use commercial"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal Services","Artisan Studio","Assembly Place","Brewing & Distilling, Craft","Building Supply Centre","Business Support Services","Commercial Recreation Services","Entertainment Facility","Filling Station","Food Primary Establishment","Gallery and Museum","Garden Centre, Indoor","Hotel","Liquor Primary Establishment","Liquor Store","Motel","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Personal and Professional Services","Public Use","Retail Cannabis Sales","Retail Store, Convenience","Retail Store, General","School, Private","Veterinary Services"],"note":"Drive-through Business, Funeral Services, Gaming Facility, Garden Centre, Outdoor, Parking Lot, Commercial, Second-Hand Store, Vehicle Services and Winery need discretionary approval.","quotes":["Animal Services","Artisan Studio","Assembly Place","Brewing & Distilling, Craft","Building Supply Centre","Business Support Services","Commercial Recreation Services","Entertainment Facility","Filling Station","Food Primary Establishment","Gallery and Museum","Garden Centre, Indoor","Hotel","Liquor Primary Establishment","Liquor Store","Motel","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Personal and Professional Services","Public Use","Retail Cannabis Sales","Retail Store, Convenience","Retail Store, General","School, Private","Veterinary Services"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Administrative Office","Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment","Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome","Two Dwelling Units within a Principal Building","One Dwelling Unit in a Principal Building","Mobile Retail Vendor","Produce Stand","Security / Operator Suite","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Administrative Office","Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment","Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome","Two Dwelling Units within a Principal Building","One Dwelling Unit in a Principal Building","Mobile Retail Vendor","Produce Stand","Security / Operator Suite","Short-Term Rental"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lots A, B, C, D and E, Plan KAP78643, Section 23, Township 91 (PIDs 026-363-721, 026-363-739, 026-363-747, 026-363-755, 026-363-763): Dwelling Units not permitted (except Security / Operator Suite)","Six listed lots (Lot 1 Plan KAP58641; Lots 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8 Plan KAP74213): minimum Height for Principal Buildings is 2 storeys"],"quotes":["Units are not permitted Uses on Lot A Plan KAP78643 Section 23 Township 91","Units are not permitted Uses on Lot B Plan KAP78643 Section 23 Township 91","Units are not permitted Uses on Lot C Plan KAP78643 Section 23 Township 91","Units are not permitted Uses on Lot D Plan KAP78643 Section 23 Township 91","Units are not permitted Uses on Lot E Plan KAP78643 Section 23 Township 91","f. The minimum Height for Principal Buildings for the following properties is 2"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"750 m²","quotes":["All types 750 m2 25 metres 30 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25 metres","quotes":["All types 750 m2 25 metres 30 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70% (up to 85% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)","quotes":["70%, except","increased to a maximum of 85% with use of permeable surface materials for","driveways and/or pathways on at least 15% of the total Parcel Area."]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 22 metres or 5 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 22","metres or 5"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 5","metres or 1.5"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 metres","quotes":["All types 0 metres 1.2 metres 0 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["All types 0 metres 1.2 metres 0 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 metres","quotes":["All types 0 metres 1.2 metres 0 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 metres","quotes":["All types 0 metres 1.2 metres 0 metres 3 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: Front Building Line; side 1.2 metres; rear 1.2 metres","quotes":["Building 1.2 metres 1.2 metres 1.2 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Residential Dwelling Units must be above, below or behind the commercial use and have a separate entrance","Single Detached and Semi-Detached Dwellings only as part of a mixed use development with a commercial Use","Site development must conform with Transport Canada regulations, including Obstacle Limitation Surfaces for an AGNII Non-Instrument aerodrome"],"quotes":["a. Residential Dwelling Units must be located above or below the main floor or","behind the commercial use.","c. Residential Dwelling Units must have a separate entrance from that of any","b. Single Detached Dwellings and Semi-Detached Dwellings may only be located","Limitation Surfaces for an AGNII Non-Instrument aerodrome. *"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)","url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation does not have legal force; contact City Hall to confirm the status of the bylaw. Section 7.27 (Comprehensive Development framework) sets rules for creating CD zones and is not itself a zone. Sections 7.5 and 7.9 are deleted."},"source_url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=130","place":{"path":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}