{"title":"C-2 zone in North Vancouver: General Commercial","code":"C-2","slug":"c-2","name":"General Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Retail-Service Group 1 Use, Tourist Accommodation Use, Off-Street Parking Use, Off-Site Parking Use.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail-Service Group 1 Use","Tourist Accommodation Use","Off-Street Parking Use","Off-Site Parking Use"],"quotes":["(1) Retail-Service Group 1 Use:","(2) Tourist Accommodation Use, subject to Section 607(8) of this Bylaw:","(3) Off-Street Parking Use in the C-1B, C-2 and C-2A Zones only;","(4) Off-Site Parking Use in the C-1B, C-2 and C-2A Zones only;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Apartment Use","Accessory Arcade Use","Accessory Off-Street Parking Use","Accessory Off-Street Loading Use"],"note":"An accessory apartment is permitted only on a floor level above the second storey.","quotes":["(a) Accessory Apartment Use subject to Section 607(1) of this Bylaw;","(b) Accessory Arcade Use, subject to Section 607(10) of this Bylaw;","(c) Accessory Off-Street Parking Use;","(d) Accessory Off-Street Loading Use.","(a) shall be permitted only on a floor level above the second Storey;"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70%","quotes":["shall not exceed a Lot Coverage of 70%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area up to 2.3 times the lot area (with structures)","quotes":["shall not exceed 2.3 times the Lot"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.192 m","quotes":["(a) in the C-2 Zone: 12.192 metres (40 feet);"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.096 m","quotes":["shall be sited not less than 6.096 metres (20 feet) from the Rear Lot Line."]},"other":{"value":["One building per lot unless the lot area exceeds 2,023.5 m²","Buildings may be no more than 30.48 m wide or long above the second storey","Parts of a building within 9.144 m of an adjoining residential zone must have no windows on that side, be set back 6.096 m from the front and rear lot lines, 1.524 m from an interior side lot line and 3.04 m from an exterior side lot line, and be limited to one storey or 3.658 m"],"quotes":["(1) shall be limited to one per Lot except when the Lot area exceeds 2,023.5","Above the second Storey shall not exceed a horizontal width or length of","30.48 metres (100 feet).","Portions of Buildings in the C-1A, C-1B, C-2, C-2A and CS-3 Commercial Zones","less than 9.144 metres (30 feet) from the adjoining residential Zone:","(a) 6.096 metres (20 feet) from the front and Rear Lot Line;","(b) 1.524 metres (5 feet) from the Interior Side Lot Line;","(c) 3.04 metres (10 feet) from the Exterior Side Lot Line;","(3) shall be limited to one Storey, or 3.658 metres (12 feet) in Height."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only. Zones are grouped by topic in Parts 5 to 8, so most general zones share a Part-wide line range; each Comprehensive Development zone has its own range."},"source_url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=123","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver","name":"North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/c-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/c-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/c-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json"}}