{"title":"C3 zone in Oliver: General Commercial","code":"C3","slug":"c3","name":"General Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"14.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial business activities related to industry and manufacturing.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial business activities related to industry and manufacturing.","quotes":["The intent is to provide a zone for commercial business activities that are related to","industry and manufacturing."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artisan studio","Business service establishment","Construction services","Eating and drinking establishment","Food and beverage processing","Food bank","Funeral service","Indoor recreation","Office","Personal service establishment","Recycled materials depot and drop-off center","Retail establishment, major","Self-storage","Service industry establishment, minor","Veterinary clinic","Wholesale store, warehouses and freight terminals"],"quotes":["artisan studio","business service establishment","construction services","eating and drinking establishment","food and beverage processing","food bank","funeral service","indoor recreation","office","personal service establishment","recycled materials depot and drop-off center","retail establishment, major","self-storage","service industry establishment, minor","veterinary clinic","wholesale store, warehouses and freight terminals"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling Unit","Accessory Buildings or Structures"],"quotes":["q) dwelling unit; and","r) accessory buildings or structures, subject to Section 6.8."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Parcel B (KJ31186), Block 46, DL 2450s, SDYD, Plan 2471, Except Plan KAP55081 (6005 Station Street) and Lot A, District Lot 2450s, SDYD, Plan KAP90353 (248 Co-op Avenue): vehicle manufacturing is a permitted principal use"],"quotes":["In the case of lands described as Parcel B (KJ31186), Block 46, DL 2450s, SDYD,","Plan 2471, Except Plan KAP55081 (6005 Station Street) and Lot A, District Lot","2450s, SDYD, Plan KAP90353 (248 Co-op Avenue) vehicle manufacturing is a","permitted principal use."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1.0 ha (not on municipal sewer); 975.0 m² (on municipal sewer), for subdivision","quotes":["1.0 ha, when not connected to the municipal sewer system; or","975.0 m2, when connected to the municipal sewer system."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 metres (for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Width for Subdivision:","a) 30.0 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Not applicable (no limit stated)","quotes":["Maximum Parcel Coverage:","a) Not applicable"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 3.0; number of dwellings per parcel not applicable","quotes":["Maximum Floor Area Ratio:","a) 3.0","Maximum Number of Dwellings Permitted Per Parcel:","a) Not applicable"]},"max_height":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["No building or structure shall exceed a height of 15.0 metres"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["No accessory building or structure shall exceed a height of 5.0 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Front parcel line 0.0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m; 6.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with no lane; 3.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with a lane","quotes":[".1 adjacent a Residential Zone (no lane) 6.0 metres",".2 adjacent a Residential Zone (lane) 3.0 metres",".3 adjacent all other Zones 0.0 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Interior side parcel line 0.0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Exterior side parcel line 0.0 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 0.0 m, interior side 0.0 m, exterior side 0.0 m, rear 0.0 m (6.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with no lane; 3.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with a lane)","quotes":["Front parcel line 0.0 metres",".1 adjacent a Residential Zone (no lane) 6.0 metres",".2 adjacent a Residential Zone (lane) 3.0 metres",".3 adjacent all other Zones 0.0 metres","Interior side parcel line 0.0 metres","Exterior side parcel line 0.0 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum parcel depth for subdivision 30.0 m","Dwelling units must be at least 30.0 m², above the first storey of a building portion fronting Station Street, and only in the same building as a permitted commercial use","Service industry establishments cannot include automobile wreckers","Minor service industry uses must be in fully enclosed buildings, with storage inside or at the rear and screened from the street"],"quotes":["Minimum Parcel Depth for Subdivision:","a) 30.0 metres","The minimum floor area of a dwelling unit shall be 30.0 m2.","of a portion of a building with a frontage to Station Street.","Dwelling units shall only be permitted within the same building as a permitted","Service industry establishments shall not include automobile wreckers.","Service industry, minor uses shall be permitted only within fully enclosed"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024)","url":"https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"This is the Town's bylaw library copy (Laserfiche portal, DocView id 36093). The text carries only the 2024 adoption dates and no consolidation notice, so later amendments may not be included. Schedule B (zoning map) and Schedule C (floodplain map) are separate documents."},"source_url":"https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a#page=82","place":{"path":"ca/bc/oliver","name":"Oliver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/c3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/c3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/c3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/index.json"}}