{"title":"C8 zone in District of North Vancouver: Commercial Business Zone 8","code":"C8","slug":"c8","name":"Commercial Business Zone 8","group":"Commercial","section":"680","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A limited range of low intensity commercial and industrial uses along arterial roads, as a transition between light industrial and other commercial or residential zones","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A limited range of low intensity commercial and industrial uses along arterial roads, as a transition between light industrial and other commercial or residential zones","quotes":["provide sites along arterial roads for a limited range of low","intensity commercial and industrial uses as a transition between light industrial and other"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist’s studio","Auction room","Automotive repair shop","Billiard hall","Business/office support services","Clubs","Contractor services","Delivery services","Equipment rental establishments","Fitness centres","Hobby beer and wine-making establishments","Household repair services","Industrial product sales establishments","Media-related establishments","Parking structures","Personal service shops","Pet care establishment","Professional offices","Research and development establishments","Restaurants","Retail food services","Specialized light industrial and technological establishments","School, trade","Vehicle sales/rental/leasing establishments","Veterinarian"],"note":"Automotive repair shop, contractor services involving manufacturing or fabrication, and delivery services are not permitted within 50m (164 ft.) of a residential zone.","quotes":["artist’s studio","auction room","automotive repair shop","billiard hall","business/office support services","clubs","contractor services","delivery services","equipment rental establishments","fitness centres","hobby beer and wine-making establishments","household repair services","industrial product sales establishments","media-related establishments","parking structures","personal service shops","pet care establishment","professional offices","research and development establishments","restaurants","retail food services","specialized light industrial and technological establishments","school, trade","vehicle sales/rental/leasing establishments","veterinarian.","(a) automotive repair shop;","(c) delivery services;","within 50m (164 ft.) of the boundary of"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Administrative offices","Caretaker unit","Display, sales, reception areas","Storage","Outdoor customer service areas","Servicing, repair or testing of goods normally associated with a"],"note":"Accessory uses together limited to 40% of the floor area of a building or single tenancy; caretaker unit 47m2 (500 sq.ft.) to 65m2 (700 sq.ft.), one per lot.","quotes":["administrative offices","caretaker unit","display, sales, reception areas","storage","outdoor customer service areas","servicing, repair or testing of goods normally associated with a","The total of all accessory uses may not exceed 40% of the total floor area","not exceed a maximum of 65m2 (700 sq.ft.) of floor area;"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Automotive body shop only on Parcel Identifier 007-730-691, Lot 7, Block 11, District Lot 266, Plan 4680 (208 Pemberton Avenue); ceases if discontinued for six months or building 75% or more damaged"],"quotes":["automotive body shop, but only on the lot having the following legal","description: Parcel Identifier 007-730-691 Lot 7, Block 11, District","discontinued for a continuous period of six (6) months or if the building on"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Building coverage 50%; site coverage 90% (includes exterior storage areas)","quotes":["the lot area;","90% of the lot area;","Buildings and structures in the C8 Zone shall not occupy more than 50% of"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 1.0","quotes":["The floor space ratio in the C8 Zone is 1.0;"]},"max_height":{"value":"12m (40 ft.); 9.14m (30ft) within 50m of a residential zone","quotes":["may not exceed a height of 12m","(40 ft.) except when located within 50m of a residential zone, in which","case, the buildings or structures may not exceed a height of 9.14m (30ft);"]},"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"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Minimum 1.5m (5 ft.) from any property line adjacent to a road (buildings, structures, exterior storage, parking and loading)","quotes":["loading spaces shall be setback a minimum of 1.5m (5 ft.) from any"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Garage or carport (up to 37.2m2) at the rear: not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear property line","quotes":["but not less than 3.1m (10 ft.) from the rear property line;"]},"other":{"value":["Exterior storage allowed only for automotive repair shops, delivery services, equipment rental and vehicle sales/rental/leasing, screened by a 2m (6.5 ft.) fence or landscaping","All operations inside an enclosed building except permitted outdoor customer service and storage"],"quotes":["exterior storage is permitted only for:","(iv) vehicle sales/rental/leasing establishments;","2m (6.5 ft.) high solid wood fence, landscaping or a combination","contained within a completely enclosed building except where outdoor"]}},"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=862","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/c8/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c8.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c8.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}