---
title: "C-2 zone in Northern Rockies: Highway Commercial"
place: Northern Rockies, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/northern-rockies
zone: C-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Northern Rockies: Highway Commercial

Provide for a range of commercial Uses located adjacent to the Alaska Highway to serve the travelling public, visitors and tourists.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for a range of commercial Uses located adjacent to the Alaska Highway to serve the travelling public, visitors and tourists.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Security Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 700 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** More than one (1) principal building may be sited on the Parcel.
- **Maximum height:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 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.
- **Front setback:** 0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** exterior side 0 m, interior side 0 m, rear 0 m
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 8.2](https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=88) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Northern Rockies: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/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/northern-rockies/zoning/c-2/_