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title: "C6 zone in Merritt: City Centre District"
place: Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/merritt
zone: C6
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/c6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c6.json"
---

# C6 zone in Merritt: City Centre District

Financial, retail, entertainment, government and cultural services, plus high density residential and mixed use development, within the Downtown.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Financial, retail, entertainment, government and cultural services, plus high density residential and mixed use development, within the Downtown.
- **Main uses:** Animal Services; Artisan Studio; Brewing and Distilling, Craft; Business Support Services; Commercial Recreation Services; Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment; Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome; Entertainment Facility; Food Primary Establishment; Gallery and Museum; Hotel; Liquor Primary Establishment; Liquor Store; Participant Recreation Services, Indoor; Personal and Professional Services; Retail Cannabis Sales; Retail Store, Convenience; Retail Store, General; School, Private (Many further uses (for example Assembly Place, Bus Depot, Community Care Facilities, Educational Institution, Motel, Place of Worship) need discretionary approval and are not considered on Parcels abutting Quilchena Avenue between Charters Street and Chapman Street; Drive-though Business, Filling Station and Vehicle Services are prohibited.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Administrative Office; Two Dwelling Units within a Principal Building; One Dwelling Unit in a Principal Building; Mobile Retail Vendor; Secondary Suite; Security / Operator Suite; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 3 Block 14 DL 123 Plan 1 (2126 Granite Avenue): Single Detached Dwelling setbacks are 6 metres front and rear, 1.5 metres each side; Parcel B Block 16 District Lot 124 Plan 1, PID 023-113-952 (1990 Chapman Street): Place of Worship added as a permitted Use; required Parking Spaces are zero (north building) and three (southern building)
- **Minimum lot area:** 120 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 6 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 95% (up to 100% if rooftop garden Open Space is provided on at least 15% of the roof surface)
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 25 metres or 6 storeys; minimum Height for Principal Buildings is 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys
- **Front setback:** 0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 0 metres; 3 metres for Parcels without underground or under-building space for waste and recycling receptacles
- **Interior side setback:** 0 metres
- **Street side setback:** 0 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: Front Building Line; side 0 metres; rear 0 metres
- **Other rules:** 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; On Parcels abutting Quilchena Avenue between Charters Street and Chapman Street, buildings over 4 storeys need a step-back of at least 1.5 metres on the fifth storey and 1.5 metres more on every third storey after

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026), s. 7.18](http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=141) (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/c6/_