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title: "C2 zone in Metchosin: Commercial 2 (ALR)"
place: Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/metchosin
zone: C2
bylaw: Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Metchosin: Commercial 2 (ALR)

Main uses: Animal hospital, Appliance repair shop, Automotive Service Station, Bakery (up to 200 m² of floor area), Bank, and 14 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses and buildings; Accessory dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,800 m² (on subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle lots not permitted
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the first 1,800 m² of lot area and 20% of the remainder
- **Maximum density:** 1 principal dwelling unit per lot; 1 accessory dwelling unit per lot, none if the lot has more than one dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (building or carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m; 6 m where the lot abuts a lot in an Agricultural, Rural or Rural Residential Zone
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** An accessory building on a corner lot may not be closer to the front lot line or a flanking street than the principal building
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026), s. 62](https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=86) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Metchosin: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/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/metchosin/zoning/c2/_