---
title: "C7 zone in District of North Vancouver: General Commercial Zone 7"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: C7
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/c7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c7.json"
---

# C7 zone in District of North Vancouver: General Commercial Zone 7

Sites for commercial garden centres on arterial roads

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Sites for commercial garden centres on arterial roads
- **Main uses:** Garden centre
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Administrative offices; Caretaker unit; Storage (Caretaker unit: interior entry through the principal use, 47m2 (500 sq.ft.) minimum and 65m2 (700 sq.ft.) maximum, one per lot.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Building coverage 50%; site coverage 90% (includes exterior storage areas)
- **Maximum height:** 10.7m (35 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Garage or carport with a caretaker unit: 3.7m (12 ft.)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Garage or carport with a caretaker unit: at the rear of the caretaker building and not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear lot line
- **Other rules:** All setback areas must be landscaped; Exterior storage facing a residential zone must be screened

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 670](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=859) (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/c7/_