{"title":"C9 zone in District of North Vancouver: Marine Drive Commercial Zone 9","code":"C9","slug":"c9","name":"Marine Drive Commercial Zone 9","group":"Commercial","section":"687","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Mixed-use developments with emphasis on commercial, residential and complementary uses","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Mixed-use developments with emphasis on commercial, residential and complementary uses","quotes":["accommodate mixed-use developments with emphasis on","commercial, residential and complementary uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist’s studio","Business/office support services","Cannabis Retail Store (where included on the table in Section 405B(1))","Clubs","Community facilities","Fitness centre","Health services purposes","Hobby beer & winemaking","Household repair services","Liquor store","Office purposes","Parking structure","Personal service shops","Pet care establishment","Professional offices","Residential purposes","Restaurants","Retail food services","Retail purposes","School, trade","Veterinarian"],"note":"Residential units on lots fronting Marine Drive, Pemberton Avenue or Capilano Road must be above the ground floor unless at least 15 metres back from the front property line.","quotes":["artist’s studio","business/office support services","Cannabis Retail Store (where include on the table in Section 405B(1);","clubs","community facilities","fitness centre","health services purposes","hobby beer & winemaking","household repair services","liquor store","office purposes","parking structure","personal service shops","pet care establishment","professional offices","residential purposes","restaurants","retail food services","retail purposes","school, trade","veterinarian"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Administrative offices","Outdoor merchandise displays","Outdoor customer service areas","Semi-public amenity space including recreation and social facilities and meeting rooms in buildings with a residential component"],"note":"Accessory uses limited to 25% of gross floor area; outdoor customer service areas limited to 40 seats.","quotes":["a) administrative offices","b) outdoor merchandise displays","c) outdoor customer service areas","d) semi-public amenity space including recreation and social facilities and"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Buildings, structures, parking, loading spaces and driveways together not more than 85% of lot area","quotes":["shall not","occupy more than 85% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 1.0 for lots less than 1,100 sq m; 1.75 for lots over 1,100 sq m","quotes":["691.5 The maximum floor space ratio is 1.0 in the case of lots less than 1,100 sq m in","size and 1.75 in the case of lots over 1,100 sq m in size."]},"max_height":{"value":"8 metres for lots less than 1,100 sq m; 13.5 metres for lots over 1,100 sq m","quotes":["691.1 The height of buildings and structures shall not exceed 8 metres in the case of","lots less than 1,100 sq m in area and 13.5 metres in the case of lots over 1,100 sq","m in area."]},"setback_front":{"value":"Fronting Marine Drive, Pemberton Avenue or Capilano Road, minimum distance from the existing curb line: 1000 Block Marine Drive 5.6 metres north side, 4.0 metres south side; 1100 Block 5.9 metres north, 4.0 metres south; 1200 Block 4.9 metres north, 5.4 metres south; 1300 Block 4.0 metres north, 5.3 metres south; 1400 to 1800 Blocks 4.0 metres north, 5.4 metres south; 1900 Block north side 4.4 metres; 2000 Block north side 4.0 metres; 1500 to 1600 Blocks Pemberton Avenue 4.0 metres west, 4.5 metres east; 1700 Block Pemberton Avenue 4.0 metres; 1600 to 1700 Blocks Capilano Road 4.0 metres west, 4.5 metres east; 1800 Block Capilano Road 4.0 metres","quotes":["a minimum of 5.6 metres on the north side of the block and 4.0 metres on the","a minimum of 5.9 metres on the north side of the block and 4.0 metres on the","a minimum of 4.9 metres on the north side of the block and 5.4 metres on the","a minimum of 4.0 metres on the north side of the block and 5.3 metres on the","a minimum of 4.0 metres on the north side of the block and 5.4","the block must be set back a minimum of 4.4 metres from the existing curb","the block must be set back a minimum of 4.0 metres from the existing curb line","adoption) a minimum of 4.0 metres on the west side of the block and 4.5","back from the existing curb line of Pemberton Avenue as established at (date","a minimum of 4.0 metres on the west side of the block and 4.5","adoption) a minimum of 4.0 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Where abutting single family residential zones, no part of the building above an envelope of a vertical line 8 metres high at the rear setback line and a 45 degree plane","quotes":["vertical line measuring","metres in height at the rear set back line and a plane formed by an angle of 45"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Where abutting single family residential zones, principal buildings at least 6 metres from the common property line","quotes":["or structures must be set back a minimum of 6 metres from the property line"]},"other":{"value":["Single retail business not more than 3,716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) gross floor area","Drive-thru aisles may not be visible from Marine Drive or Capilano Road","Outdoor merchandise displays within 4 metres of a storefront doorway, not more than 5 sq m"],"quotes":["m. (40,000 sq ft.) on any one lot or any group of adjoining lots unless the","690.4 Drive-thru aisles may not be visible from Marine Drive or Capilano Road.","must not exceed 5 sq m in total area and must allow for at least 2 metres"]}},"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=867","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/c9/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c9.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/c9.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}