---
title: "C5 zone in Merritt: Neighbourhood Commercial"
place: Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/merritt
zone: C5
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/c5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c5.json"
---

# C5 zone in Merritt: Neighbourhood Commercial

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Brewing and Distilling, Craft, Liquor Primary Establishment and Retail Store, General need discretionary approval; Drive-through Business, Filling Station and Vehicle Services are prohibited.)
- **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; Security / Operator Suite; Short-Term Rental
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% (up to 85% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 18 metres or 4 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026), s. 7.17](http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=138) (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/c5/_