{"title":"C4 zone in Merritt: Corridor Commercial","code":"C4","slug":"c4","name":"Corridor Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"7.16","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Mixed use commercial developments with a range of services adjacent to major corridors.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Mixed use commercial developments with a range of services adjacent to major corridors.","quotes":["The purpose of the Corridor Commercial zone is to provide mixed use commercial"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal Services","Artisan Studio","Assembly Place","Brewing and Distilling, Craft","Business Support Services","Commercial Recreation Services","Entertainment Facility","Food Primary Establishment","Gallery and Museum","Hotel","Liquor Primary Establishment","Liquor Store","Mobile Retail Vendor","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":"Adult Entertainment Club, Building Supply Centre, Campground, Drive-through Business, Filling Station, Funeral Services, Gaming Facility, Garden Centre (Indoor and Outdoor), Second-Hand Store, Vehicle Sales & Rentals and Vehicle Services need discretionary approval.","quotes":["Animal Services","Artisan Studio","Assembly Place","Brewing and Distilling, Craft","Business Support Services","Commercial Recreation Services","Entertainment Facility","Food Primary Establishment","Gallery and Museum","Hotel","Liquor Primary Establishment","Liquor Store","Mobile Retail Vendor","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","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","Produce Stand","Security / Operator Suite","Short-Term Rental"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot A, District Lot 166, Plan KAP59518 (Houston Street), the part in the C4 zone: only Convenience Retail Store, Filling Station, Hotel and Motel are permitted","Lot 1, District Lot 124, Plan KAP50508 (2190 Voght Street): required Parking Spaces total sixteen"],"quotes":["the only Uses permitted on that part of Lot A,","Hotel and Motel.","Division Yale District Plan KAP50508, PID: 018-390-251 (2190 Voght Street) is","sixteen."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"375 m²","quotes":["All types 375 m2 15 metres 25 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 metres","quotes":["All types 375 m2 15 metres 25 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":["0 metres 0 metres 0 metres 0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 metres","quotes":["0 metres 0 metres 0 metres 0 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 metres","quotes":["0 metres 0 metres 0 metres 0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 metres","quotes":["0 metres 0 metres 0 metres 0 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=134","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/c4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}