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title: "VC-DC zone in District of North Vancouver: Village Commercial - Deep Cove Road"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: VC-DC
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/vc-dc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/vc-dc.json"
---

# VC-DC zone in District of North Vancouver: Village Commercial - Deep Cove Road

Mixed use commercial buildings in a village setting

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Mixed use commercial buildings in a village setting
- **Main uses:** Live-work use; Office use; Personal service use; Residential use; Restaurant use; Retail use; Service use (All are conditional uses: residential and live-work only where commercial uses are on the ground floor fronting Deep Cove Road.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses; Home occupations (in residential dwelling units)
- **Minimum lot area:** 275m2 (2,960 sq ft)
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5m (25 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Building coverage 80%; site coverage 90%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.2 (1012-1046 Deep Cove Road and 4260-4266 Mount Seymour Parkway)
- **Maximum height:** 7.62 m (25 ft) and 2 storeys (1012-1046 Deep Cove Road, 4260-4266 Mount Seymour Parkway)
- **Front setback:** From Deep Cove Road: minimum 1.5 m (4.9 ft), maximum 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** Any yard abutting a property in a Single Family (RS) Zone: minimum 1.8 m (6 ft)
- **Other rules:** Building width not more than 45 m (148 ft); At least 50% of the lot width must be occupied by a building fronting the street (buildings oriented to Deep Cove Road); Roof slope of 2 in 12 or more allows height to be increased by 15%

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 600-B](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=806) (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/vc-dc/_