---
title: "C3 zone in North Cowichan: Commercial Service"
place: North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-cowichan
zone: C3
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/c3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/c3.json"
---

# C3 zone in North Cowichan: Commercial Service

Main uses: All Uses Permitted in the C2 Zone, Accessory Custom Workshop, Automotive Repair Shop, Bed and Breakfast, Home-Based Business, and 8 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** All Uses Permitted in the C2 Zone; Accessory Custom Workshop; Automotive Repair Shop; Bed and Breakfast; Home-Based Business; Major Equipment Repair; Market Garden; Micro cannabis production facility; Mobile Food Service; Motor Vehicle Sales and Rentals; Single-family Dwelling (subject to the provision of the R3 zone); Truck Depot; Warehousing
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 m² (6,028 sq. ft.)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m (49.21')
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (39.37')
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (16.4')
- **Front setback:** 8.0 m (26.25')
- **Rear setback:** 8.0 m (26.25') where the rear lot line abuts residentially-zoned land
- **Interior side setback:** 5.0 m (16.4') (one side only)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 8.0 m (26.25'), side (one only) 1.0 m (3.28')
- **Other rules:** Where a side lot line abuts residentially-zoned land, the side yard must be kept on that side

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026), s. 70](https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf#page=100) (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/c3/_