{"title":"C2 zone in Metchosin: Commercial 2 (ALR)","code":"C2","slug":"c2","name":"Commercial 2 (ALR)","group":"Commercial","section":"62","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Animal hospital, Appliance repair shop, Automotive Service Station, Bakery (up to 200 m² of floor area), Bank, and 14 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal hospital","Appliance repair shop","Automotive Service Station","Bakery (up to 200 m² of floor area)","Bank","Dwelling unit","Garden Centre","Office","Personal service establishment (e.g. barber shop, beauty parlour, laundromat, optical or watch repair, shoe repair)","Photographic studio","Post office","Premises licensed pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act","Printing, publishing and bookbinding","Private club and lodge","Public assembly and entertainment use (e.g. auditorium, billiard and pool hall, bowling alley)","Restaurant","Retail store","Taxi office","Farm equipment sales"],"quotes":["Animal hospital","Appliance repair shop","Automotive Service Station","Bakery, not exceeding a total of 200 m2","Bank","Dwelling unit","Garden Centre","Office","Personal service establishment, including but without limiting","Photographic studio","Post office","Premises licensed pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act","Printing, publishing and bookbinding","Private club and lodge","Public assembly and entertainment use, including","Restaurant","Retail store","Taxi office","Farm equipment sales"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses and buildings","Accessory dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Accessory uses and buildings, subject to Section 31","Accessory dwelling unit, subject to Section 23"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,800 m² (on subdivision)","quotes":["Act shall be 1,800 m2 (.44 ac)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["Condominium Act shall be 10% of the perimeter of the lot.","Panhandle lots are not permitted."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% of the first 1,800 m² of lot area and 20% of the remainder","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 50% of the first 1,800 m2 (.44 ac) of lot area and 20% of the remainder of"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 principal dwelling unit per lot; 1 accessory dwelling unit per lot, none if the lot has more than one dwelling unit","quotes":["Only one principal dwelling unit is permitted per lot.","Only one accessory dwelling unit is permitted per lot"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m (building or carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m","quotes":["The height of a building or carriage house shall not exceed 10.5 m","the height of a detached secondary suite shall not exceed 8 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front yard of not less than 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m; 6 m where the lot abuts a lot in an Agricultural, Rural or Rural Residential Zone","quotes":["side yards of not less than 3 m","Where a lot abuts a lot in an Agricultural, Rural, or Rural Residential Zone, side yards of not","less than 6 m (19.7"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["side yard which adjoins a flanking street shall not be less than 7.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"An accessory building on a corner lot may not be closer to the front lot line or a flanking street than the principal building","quotes":["An accessory building on a corner lot shall not be located closer to the front lot line or to a flanking"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: gross floor area up to 200 m²","Minimum lot area for a detached secondary suite or carriage house is 0.8 ha","Land in the Agricultural Land Reserve: subdivision and new non-farm uses need Agricultural Land Commission approval"],"quotes":["The gross floor area of an accessory building shall not exceed 200 m2","is 0.8 ha (1.98 acres)","unless approved by the Agricultural Land Commission"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)","url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is marked \"NOT THE OFFICIAL VERSION - FOR REFERENCE ONLY\" and \"consolidated for convenience only\". Metchosin's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone names carry (ALR) or (FLR) where the bylaw does. Zone regulations are Part 10 (sections 51 to 72)."},"source_url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=86","place":{"path":"ca/bc/metchosin","name":"Metchosin","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/c2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/c2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/c2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/index.json"}}