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C-3 zone in Northern Rockies: Service Commercial

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

In short

The intent of the service commercial Zone is to provide for service commercial Uses which have a repair, maintenance and distribution component combined with a retailing component.

Zone rules

PurposeThe intent of the service commercial Zone is to provide for service commercial Uses which have a repair, maintenance and distribution component combined with a retailing component.
Main uses
  • Auction Sales
  • Auto Body Repairs
  • Automotive Services
  • Building and Garden Supplies
  • Bus Terminal
  • Car and/or Truck Wash
  • Commercial Greenhouse
  • Equipment Rental, Leasing and Sales
  • Funeral Parlour
  • Manufactured Home Sales
  • Nursery
  • Oil and Gas Field Supplies and Service
  • Recreational Vehicle Sales
  • Recycling Depot
  • Retail Warehouse
  • Service and Repair Shop
  • Taxidermy
  • Tire Sales or Repair
  • Trade Contractor
  • Vehicle Rental
  • Veterinary Hospital, Minor
  • Warehouse and Storage
Also allowed (secondary uses)Security Suite
Extra uses on specific lotsCard Lock Fuel Sales, on specified portion of District Lot 2725 Peace River District, Except Plan 25242 (317 Alaska Highway)
Minimum lot area1,000 m²
Minimum lot width20.0 m
Maximum lot coverage60%
Maximum densityOne (1) principal building per Parcel
Maximum height18.0 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings6.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building
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, loading and limited outdoor storage facilities. Permitted outdoor storage and display of goods and services must be screened. Outdoor storage of toxic, noxious, odorous, flammable or radioactive materials is not permitted.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 8.3 (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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