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

District of North Vancouver, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (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. Consolidated for convenience only; certified copies of the original bylaws prevail. The R1 and R2 zones (Section 525, Bylaw 8799) are listed in the consolidation's zone table but their regulations are published in a separate District document, so those two zones carry their own source_url. The zoning guide for Section 525 is saved after the main bylaw in text.txt. Comprehensive Development zones that are repealed, abandoned or defeated are not listed. 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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