---
title: "C2 zone in North Cowichan: Commercial General"
place: North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-cowichan
zone: C2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in North Cowichan: Commercial General

Main uses: Accessory Dwelling Unit, Appliance and Small Equipment Repair, Bed and Breakfast, Bus Depot, Car Wash, and 31 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Appliance and Small Equipment Repair; Bed and Breakfast; Bus Depot; Car Wash; Child Care Centre; Club; Commercial Cardlock Facility; Commercial School; Dry Cleaner; Entertainment Use; Financial Institution; Fitness Centre/Gymnasium; Funeral Parlour; Hairdresser; Home-Based Business; Hotel; Laundromat; Medical Laboratory; Mini-Warehousing; Mixed-use Building; Mobile Food Service; Night Club; Nursery; Office; Parking Use; Pub; Restaurant; Retail Lumber and Building Supply Yard; Retail of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories; Retail Store; Service Station; Single-Family Dwelling (subject to the provision of the R3 zone); Tool Rental; Veterinary Clinic; Wholesale Store
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot A, Plan EPP95112, Skinner Road (PID: 030-911-834): “apartment” is permitted; 9634-9644 Chemainus Road (PID: 026-690-551): a 15-unit “apartment” building with a maximum of 2 units not accessible from a common interior hallway
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 m² (6,028 sq. ft.)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (49.21')
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100% of the lot area, except area required for off-street parking and loading, landscaping, fencing and highway setbacks
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (39.37')
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (16.4')
- **Front setback:** No minimum, except 4.5 m (15') where the lot abuts an arterial highway
- **Other rules:** Where the lot abuts residentially zoned land, the yard next to that land must be 3.0 m (9.84') deep

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026), s. 69](https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf#page=98) (read 2026-11-07)

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