{"title":"C8 zone in Merritt: Airport Commercial","code":"C8","slug":"c8","name":"Airport Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"7.20","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Aviation related services within close proximity to the airport.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Aviation related services within close proximity to the airport.","quotes":["The purpose of the Airport Commercial zone is to provide aviation related services within"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Aircraft Sales & Servicing","Airport","Aviation Services","Bus Depot","Commercial Recreation Services","Delivery Facility","Gallery or Museum","Heliport","Public Use","Transportation & Logistics","Warehouse"],"note":"One Dwelling Unit in an airport hangar needs discretionary approval.","quotes":["Aircraft Sales & Servicing","Airport","Aviation Services","Bus Depot","Commercial Recreation Services","Delivery Facility","Gallery or Museum","Heliport","Public Use","Transportation & Logistics","Warehouse"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Administrative Office","Bulk Petroleum & Electricity Sales","Food Primary Establishment","Parking Lot, Commercial","Security / Operator Suite","Retail Store, Convenience","Vehicle Sales & Rentals"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Administrative Office","Bulk Petroleum & Electricity Sales","Food Primary Establishment","Parking Lot, Commercial","Security / Operator Suite","Retail Store, Convenience","Vehicle Sales & Rentals"]},"site_specific":{"value":["PARCEL A (consolidation of Lots A and B), Section 23, Township 91, Plan KAP 80535, PID 030-251-826 (4074 Airport Road): rear setback is 37.9 metres"],"quotes":["a. Despite Table 7.20.6, the Rear Setback is 37.9 metres on PARCEL A (BEING A","826 (4074 Airport Road)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"450 m²","quotes":["All types 450 m2 15 metres 30 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 metres","quotes":["All types 450 m2 15 metres 30 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Airport: 85% (up to 100% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area); not stated for other uses","quotes":["85%,","increased to a maximum of 100% 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, except as outlined in 7.20.5(c) (Transport Canada obstacle limits)","quotes":["Lesser of 18","metres or 4","storeys,","except as","7.20.5(c)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys, except as outlined in 7.20.5(c)","quotes":["Lesser of 5","metres or 1.5","7.20.5(c)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["All types 3 metres 0 metres 0 metres","All types 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Airport: 3 metres; other uses: See 7.20.5(c)","quotes":["All types 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres","See","7.20.5(c)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 metres (3 metres for Airport)","quotes":["All types 3 metres 0 metres 0 metres","All types 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 metres (3 metres for Airport)","quotes":["All types 3 metres 0 metres 0 metres","All types 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: Front Building Line; side 1.2 metres; rear 1.2 metres, except as outlined in 7.20.5(c)","quotes":["All types Building 1.2 metres 1.2 metres","1.2 metres,","7.20.5(c)"]},"other":{"value":["Site development and placement of objects must conform with Transport Canada regulations, including Obstacle Limitation Surfaces for an AGNII Non-Instrument aerodrome"],"quotes":["c. Notwithstanding the regulations in Table 7.20.6, site development and placement","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=148","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/c8/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c8.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/c8.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}