---
title: "C-2 zone in New Hazelton: Service Commercial"
place: New Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-hazelton
zone: C-2
bylaw: District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as restated by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in New Hazelton: Service Commercial

Commercial and mixed commercial/residential uses, mainly serving highway traffic and residents' day-to-day needs.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial and mixed commercial/residential uses, mainly serving highway traffic and residents' day-to-day needs.
- **Main uses:** Animal Hospital; Art Gallery; Automotive and Recreation Vehicle Services; Bakery; Building Supplies; Bulk Fueling Station; Business Support Services; Campground; Cannabis Retail Sales; Car Wash; Convenience Store; Craft Brewery/Distillery; Entertainment Facility and Theatre; Financial Institution; Food Services; Gas Station; Greenhouses and Plant Nursery; Grocery Store; Guide and Tour Services; Health and Wellness Services; High Technology Research and Product Design; Hobby Farm; Hostel; Hotel/Motel; Laundromat/Drycleaner; Liquor Store; Mini Storage; Mixed Use; Multi-Unit Residential; Office; Park; Personal Services Establishment; Private & Public Institution; Recreation Services; Recycling Facilities; Retail Commercial; Recreational Vehicle Storage; Service Station; Transportation Depot; Vaping Retail Sales
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Secondary Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 10,000 m² (Hobby Farm); 1,000 m² (all other principal uses)
- **Minimum lot width:** Hobby Farm: 30 m lot width, 36 m frontage; all other principal uses: 20 m lot width, 20 m frontage
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70%
- **Maximum height:** 13 m (2.5 storeys)
- **Front setback:** 3 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m
- **Street side setback:** 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 5 m, rear 3 m, interior side 2 m, exterior side 3 m
- **Other rules:** Residential use in place before the bylaw took effect is considered permitted

## Source

- [District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as restated by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026), s. 4.8](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf#page=31) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in New Hazelton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/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/new-hazelton/zoning/c-2/_