C3 zone in Oliver: General Commercial

Oliver, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Commercial business activities related to industry and manufacturing.

Zone rules

Purpose	Commercial business activities related to industry and manufacturing.
Main uses	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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Dwelling Unit Accessory Buildings or Structures
Extra uses on specific lots	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
Minimum lot area	1.0 ha (not on municipal sewer); 975.0 m² (on municipal sewer), for subdivision
Minimum lot width	30.0 metres (for subdivision)
Maximum lot coverage	Not applicable (no limit stated)
Maximum density	Floor area ratio 3.0; number of dwellings per parcel not applicable
Maximum height	15.0 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings	5.0 m
Front setback	0.0 m
Rear setback	0.0 m; 6.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with no lane; 3.0 m adjacent a Residential Zone with a lane
Interior side setback	0.0 m
Street side setback	0.0 m
Accessory building setbacks	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)
Other rules	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

Source: Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024), s. 14.3 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. 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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