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title: "C3 zone in Merritt: Regional Commercial"
place: Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/merritt
zone: C3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c3.json"
---

# C3 zone in Merritt: Regional Commercial

Mixed use commercial development, including retail, entertainment, personal and professional services within Shopping Centre environments of multiple businesses or large format retail.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Mixed use commercial development, including retail, entertainment, personal and professional services within Shopping Centre environments of multiple businesses or large format retail.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Drive-through Business, Funeral Services, Gaming Facility, Garden Centre, Outdoor, Parking Lot, Commercial, Second-Hand Store, Vehicle Services and Winery need discretionary approval.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 750 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 25 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% (up to 85% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 22 metres or 5 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys
- **Front setback:** 0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 3 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres
- **Street side setback:** 0 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: Front Building Line; side 1.2 metres; rear 1.2 metres
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026), s. 7.15](http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=130) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Merritt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/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/merritt/zoning/c3/_