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C-2 zone in Northern Rockies: Highway Commercial

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

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeProvide 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 area700 m²
Minimum lot width20.0 m
Maximum lot coverage60%
Maximum densityMore than one (1) principal building may be sited on the Parcel.
Maximum height18.0 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings6.0 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 setback0 m
Rear setback0 m
Interior side setback0 m
Street side setback0 m
Accessory building setbacksexterior 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 (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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