C2 zone in Metchosin: Commercial 2 (ALR)

Metchosin, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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