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title: "C 3A zone in District of North Vancouver: General Commercial Zone 3A"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: C 3A
bylaw: District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c-3a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c-3a.json"
---

# C 3A zone in District of North Vancouver: General Commercial Zone 3A

Uses of the C3 Zone, but allowing gasoline bars instead of gasoline service stations

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Uses of the C3 Zone, but allowing gasoline bars instead of gasoline service stations
- **Main uses:** Artist’s studio; Auction room; Automotive repair shop; Billiard hall; Business/office support services; Car wash; Clubs; Contractor services; Delivery services; Drive-in restaurants; Equipment rental establishments; Fitness centre; Gasoline bars; Health service purposes; Household repair services; Media-related establishments; Office purposes; Parking structures; Personal service shops; Pet establishment; Professional offices; Residential purposes; Restaurants; Retail food services; Retail purposes; School, trade; Shopping centre; Vehicle sales/rental/leasing establishments; Veterinarian (Residential units must be above the ground floor with a separate entrance from ground level.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Administrative offices; Caretaker unit; Display, sales and reception areas; Outdoor customer service areas; Storage (Caretaker unit only with auction room, pet care establishment or veterinarian; 47m2 (500 sq.ft.) minimum, 65m2 (700 sq.ft.) maximum, one per lot.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Building coverage 50%; site coverage 85% (includes exterior storage areas)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.75, exclusive of any caretaker unit; 1.00 in Edgemont Village
- **Maximum height:** 12m (40 ft.); in Edgemont Village, 2 storeys and 7.62m (25 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Garage or carport for a dwelling or caretaker unit: 5.7m (12 ft.)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Garage or carport for a dwelling or caretaker unit: at the rear of a building and not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear lot line
- **Other rules:** Gasoline station pump island at least 4.6m (15 ft.) from any property line; Single retail business not more than 3,716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) gross floor area; Exterior storage allowed only for vehicles for repair, vehicle inventory, fleet vehicles, equipment rental and outdoor customer service areas, screened and hard surfaced; Drive-in restaurant or gas bar: minimum lot area 1115m2 (12,000 sq ft) for that use

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 640](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=840) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in District of North Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/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-vancouver-district/zoning/c-3a/_