{"title":"C2 zone in District of North Vancouver: General Commercial Zone 2","code":"C2","slug":"c2","name":"General Commercial Zone 2","group":"Commercial","section":"620","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Wide range of commercial uses needing good visibility and accessibility along major roadways and in commercial core areas","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Wide range of commercial uses needing good visibility and accessibility along major roadways and in commercial core areas","quotes":["accommodate a wide range of","commercial uses which require good visibility and accessibility along major roadways and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist’s studio","Billiard hall","Business/office support services","Cannabis Retail store","Clubs","Health service purposes","Household repair services","Office purposes","Parking structures","Personal service shops","Pet care establishment","Professional offices","Residential purposes","Restaurants","Retail food services","Retail purposes","School, trade","Shopping centre","Vehicle sales/rental/leasing establishments","Veterinarian","Liquor store"],"note":"Residential units must be above the ground floor; a liquor store needs a lot of at least 8,500m2 (91,493 sq ft), one per lot, maximum 640m2 (6889 sq ft).","quotes":["artist’s studio","billiard hall","business/office support services","Cannabis Retail store (where included on the table in Section","clubs","health service purposes","household repair services","office purposes","parking structures","personal service shops","pet care establishment","professional offices","residential purposes","restaurants","retail food services","retail purposes","school, trade","shopping centre","vehicle sales/rental/leasing establishments","veterinarian; and","liquor store.","the minimum lot size on which a liquor store may be","(c) the maximum size liquor store is 640m2 (6889 sq ft)."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Administrative offices","Caretaker unit","Display, sales and reception areas","Outdoor customer service areas","Storage"],"note":"Caretaker unit only with a pet care establishment or veterinarian; 47m2 (500 sq.ft.) minimum, 65m2 (700 sq.ft.) maximum, one per lot.","quotes":["administrative offices","caretaker unit","display, sales and reception areas","outdoor customer service areas","storage","(i) pet care establishment; and","(ii) veterinarian.","and shall not exceed a total floor area of 65m2 (700 sq.ft.);"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Liquor store also allowed on Lot B, Block 40, District Lot 204, Group 1, New Westminster District Plan BCP49184, PID: 028-681-711"],"quotes":["Notwithstanding sub clause (i) above, a liquor store may also be","Lot B, Block 40, District","Lot 204, Group 1, New Westminster District Plan BCP49184,"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Building coverage 50%; site coverage 85%","quotes":["shall not occupy more than 50% of","shall not occupy more than 85% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 1.75, exclusive of any caretaker unit; 1.00 in Edgemont Village","quotes":["The floor space ratio in the C2 Zone is 1.75, exclusive of any","hereto shall not exceed 1.00, exclusive of any caretaker unit.(Bylaw"]},"max_height":{"value":"12m (40 ft.); in Edgemont Village, 2 storeys and 7.62m (25 ft.)","quotes":["height of 12m (40 ft.);","two (2) storeys nor 7.62m (25 ft.) in height."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Garage or carport at the rear: 3.7m (12 ft.)","quotes":["3.7m (12 ft.) in height may be built to the rear of a principal building"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Garage or carport (up to 37.2m2) at the rear: not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear lot line","quotes":["a garage or carport not exceeding 37.2m2 (400 sq.ft.) in area and","but not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear lot line;"]},"other":{"value":["Single retail business not more than 3,716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) gross floor area","Residential dwelling units must contain at least 55.7m2 (600 sq.ft.) plus 9.3m2 (100 sq.ft.) per bedroom","No outside storage of vehicle inventory for vehicle sales/rental/leasing"],"quotes":["greater than 3,716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) on any one lot or any group","shall contain a minimum of 55.7m2 (600 sq.ft.) of floor area","additional 9.3m2 (100 sq.ft.) of floor area for each","(a) no outside storage of vehicle inventory is permitted;"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026","url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=829","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}