---
title: "C-5 zone in Northern Rockies: Off-Highway Commercial Recreation"
place: Northern Rockies, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/northern-rockies
zone: C-5
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-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/c-5.json"
---

# C-5 zone in Northern Rockies: Off-Highway Commercial Recreation

Accommodate and regulate off Highway Commercial Recreation development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate and regulate off Highway Commercial Recreation development.
- **Main uses:** Commercial Campground; Commercial Recreation; Licensed Establishment; Liquor Store; Personal Services Establishment; Private Club or Lodge; Restaurant; Retail Warehouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Security Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 2.0 ha
- **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:** 10.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** exterior side 6.0 m, interior side 6.0 m, rear 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel; floor area 10% of the Parcel Area; A continuous Landscaping Buffer of 6.0m in width shall be maintained around the perimeter except at entrance or exit locations.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 8.5](https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=95) (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-5/_