---
title: "C-7 zone in Northern Rockies: Cordova Retail Commercial"
place: Northern Rockies, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/northern-rockies
zone: C-7
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-7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/c-7.json"
---

# C-7 zone in Northern Rockies: Cordova Retail Commercial

Provide for large-scale commercial Uses adjacent to the Alaska Highway as a key entrance to the Gateway Commercial Development Permit Area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for large-scale commercial Uses adjacent to the Alaska Highway as a key entrance to the Gateway Commercial Development Permit Area.
- **Main uses:** Automotive Services; Bus Terminal; Car and/or Truck Wash; Card Lock Fuel Sales; Drive-Through Business; Gas Bar; Hotel; Licensed Establishment; Liquor Store; Motel; Neighbourhood Convenience Store; Oil and Gas Field Supplies and Service; Professional, Financial, Office, and Business Support Services; Restaurant; Retail Store; Service and Repair Shop; Service Station; Shopping Mall; Vehicle Rental; Vehicle Storage
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Security Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 100.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 65%
- **Maximum density:** More than one (1) principal building may be sited on the Parcel.
- **Maximum height:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 12.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building except for a Gas Bar Canopy which has a Maximum height of 12.0 m
- **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 3.0 m, interior side 3.0 m, rear 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel; floor area 10% of the Parcel Area; Every business or undertaking shall be conducted within a completely enclosed Building except for parking and loading facilities. Outdoor storage of any material is not permitted in this Zone.; All developed portions of the Site, including all parking areas, shall be fully paved.; The minimum space between Principal Buildings is 3.0m.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 8.7](https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=99) (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-7/_