{"title":"C-2 zone in Northern Rockies: Highway Commercial","code":"C-2","slug":"c-2","name":"Highway Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"8.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide for a range of commercial Uses located adjacent to the Alaska Highway to serve the travelling public, visitors and tourists.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide for a range of commercial Uses located adjacent to the Alaska Highway to serve the travelling public, visitors and tourists.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to provide for a range of commercial Uses located adjacent to the Alaska","Highway to serve the travelling public, visitors and tourists. Development in this Zone should provide an"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Auction Sales","Automotive Services","Building and Garden Supplies","Bus Terminal","Car and/or Truck Wash","Commercial Greenhouse","Cultural Use","Drive-Through Business","Equipment Rental, Leasing and Sales","Funeral Parlour","Gaming Centre","Hotel","Laundromat and Dry Cleaning","Licensed Establishment","Liquor Store","Manufactured Home Sales","Mixed Commercial/Residential Use","Motel","Neighbourhood Convenience Store","Nursery","Private Club or Lodge","Professional, Financial, Office, and Business Support Services","Recreational Vehicle Sales","Recycling Depot","Restaurant","Retail Store","Retail Warehouse","Service and Repair Shop","Shopping Mall","Taxidermy","Tire Sales or Repair","Trade Contractor","Vehicle Rental","Veterinary Hospital, Minor"],"quotes":["Auction Sales;","Automotive Services;","Building and Garden Supplies;","Bus Terminal;","Car and/or Truck Wash;","Commercial Greenhouse;","Cultural Use;","Drive-Through Business;","Equipment Rental, Leasing and Sales;","Funeral Parlour;","Gaming Centre;","Hotel;","Laundromat and Dry Cleaning;","Licensed Establishment;","Liquor Store;","Manufactured Home Sales;","Mixed Commercial/Residential Use (see Section 3.17);","Motel;","Neighbourhood Convenience Store;","Nursery;","Private Club or Lodge;","Professional, Financial, Office, and Business Support Services;","Recreational Vehicle Sales;","Recycling Depot;","Restaurant;","Retail Store;","Retail Warehouse;","Service and Repair Shop;","Shopping Mall;","Taxidermy;","Tire Sales or Repair;","Trade Contractor;","Vehicle Rental;","Veterinary Hospital, Minor;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Security Suite"],"quotes":["A Security Suite (see Section 3.19)."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Gas Bar on Lot 2, District Lot 1535, Peace River District, Plan EPP9229 (5000 Cordova Way) only","Storefront Cannabis Retailer, on Lot 2, District Lot 1594, Peace River Land District, Plan PGP 38160 (4802 49th Avenue)","Personal Services Establishment, on Lot A, District Lot 1535 Peace River District Plan BCP20538 (4448 50th Ave N)"],"quotes":["Permitted Uses – Site Specific:","Gas Bar on Lot 2, District Lot 1535, Peace River District, Plan EPP9229 (5000 Cordova Way)","only.;","Permitted Uses – Site Specific:","Storefront Cannabis Retailer, on Lot 2, District Lot 1594, Peace River Land District, Plan","PGP 38160 (4802 49th Avenue);","Permitted Uses – Site Specific:","Personal Services Establishment, on Lot A, District Lot 1535 Peace River District Plan","BCP20538 (4448 50th Ave N)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"700 m²","quotes":["b. Minimum Parcel Area: …………………………………….700sq.m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m","quotes":["a. Minimum Parcel Width: …………………………………..20.0m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["c. Maximum Parcel Coverage: …………………………….60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"More than one (1) principal building may be sited on the Parcel.","quotes":["a. Maximum Density:………………………………. More than one (1) Principal Building may be sited on","the Parcel."]},"max_height":{"value":"18.0 m","quotes":["f. Maximum Height: ................................... 18.0m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building with the exception of a Gas Bar Canopy which shall not exceed 12.0 m.","quotes":["e. Maximum Height: ................................... 6.0m","................................................................. AND not greater in Height than the Principal Building","with the exception of a Gas Bar Canopy which shall not exceed 12.0m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["b. Minimum Front Yard Setback:................ 0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: ................. 0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: .... 0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback:.... 0m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"exterior side 0 m, interior side 0 m, rear 0 m","quotes":["b. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback:.... 0m","c. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: .... 0m","d. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: ................. 0m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel","Every business or undertaking shall be conducted within a completely enclosed Building except for parking and loading facilities. Outdoor storage of any materials is not permitted in this Zone."],"quotes":["a. Maximum Density: .................................. Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel","Every business or undertaking shall be conducted within a completely enclosed Building except","for parking and loading facilities. Outdoor storage of any materials is not permitted in this Zone."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026","url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=88","place":{"path":"ca/bc/northern-rockies","name":"Northern Rockies","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/c-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/c-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/c-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/index.json"}}