{"title":"C5 zone in Merritt: Neighbourhood Commercial","code":"C5","slug":"c5","name":"Neighbourhood Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"7.17","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Mixed use commercial with a range of services needed by residents day to day, in or near residential neighbourhoods but outside the primary business district.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Mixed use commercial with a range of services needed by residents day to day, in or near residential neighbourhoods but outside the primary business district.","quotes":["The Neighbourhood Commercial zone is intended to provide mixed use commercial with"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal Services","Artisan Studio","Assembly Place","Business Support Services","Daycare Centre, Minor","Food Primary Establishment","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Personal and Professional Services","Retail Store, Convenience"],"note":"Brewing and Distilling, Craft, Liquor Primary Establishment and Retail Store, General need discretionary approval; Drive-through Business, Filling Station and Vehicle Services are prohibited.","quotes":["Animal Services","Artisan Studio","Assembly Place","Business Support Services","Daycare Centre, Minor","Food Primary Establishment","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Personal and Professional Services","Retail Store, Convenience"]},"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","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","Security / Operator Suite","Short-Term Rental"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"500 m²","quotes":["All types 500 m2 20 metres 25 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 metres","quotes":["All types 500 m2 20 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 18 metres or 4 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 18","metres or 4"]},"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"],"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"]}},"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=138","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/c5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}