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C-1 (Rural) zone in Northern Rockies: Rural Commercial

Northern Rockies, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Rural commercial uses serving rural communities and the travelling public along the Alaska and Liard Highways

Zone rules

PurposeRural commercial uses serving rural communities and the travelling public along the Alaska and Liard Highways
Main uses
  • Automotive Services
  • Campground
  • Equipment Rental
  • Gas Bar
  • Guiding and Outfitting
  • Hotel, Motel, Resort Lodge
  • Licensed Establishment
  • Personal Service Use
  • Restaurant
  • Retail Store
  • Service Station
  • Tour Business
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Business Office
  • Boat Landing and Storage
  • Preparation, packaging and sale of specialty food products and beverages
  • Single Detached Dwelling for the operator of a commercial use on the Parcel
  • Staff Accommodation
  • Storage
Front setback3 m from any parcel line
Rear setback3 m from any parcel line
Interior side setback3 m from any parcel line
Street side setback3 m from any parcel line
Accessory building setbacks3 m from any parcel line
Other rulesNot more than two Single Detached Dwellings per parcel

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 8.1 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The Regional Municipality has two zoning bylaws: this one for the Fort Nelson townsite, and Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 (office consolidation December 2024, https://nr.civicweb.net/document/125394/) for the Rural Official Community Plan area; the rural zones below carry that bylaw as source_url, and their pdf_page numbers are pages of that PDF. Both are office consolidations "not the official version of the bylaw". Codes C-1, C-2, RR-1, RR-2 and A-1/A-2 vs A exist in both bylaws with different meanings. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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