---
title: "C-3 zone in Parksville: Downtown Commercial"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: C-3
bylaw: Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/c-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/c-3.json"
---

# C-3 zone in Parksville: Downtown Commercial

Pedestrian oriented shops and offices that meet consumers' product and servicing needs.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Pedestrian oriented shops and offices that meet consumers' product and servicing needs.
- **Main uses:** Retail Trade and Services; Office; Bank; Food Catering Facility; Recreation Facility; Cinema and/or movie theatre; Community Use; Shopping Centre; Studio; Public Assembly; Public Administration; Bus Depot; Taxi Operation; Mixed Commercial/Residential; Hotel; Automobile Parking; Single Family Dwelling; Personal Services (Excludes drive-through uses. Mixed Commercial/Residential: residential only above the first storey (exceptions at two named properties).)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suites (within single family dwellings only); Home Based Business
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 164 Alberni Highway (Lot A, District Lot 14, Nanoose District, Plan VIP83731): up to 50% of the first storey may be residential; 187 Bagshaw Street (Lot A, District Lot 4, Nanoose District, Plan EPP119243): up to 60% of the first storey may be residential
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 m²
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 2.0; 1 single family dwelling per lot
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 0 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 15 m, rear 1.6 m, exterior side 7.5 m, interior side 0.6 m
- **Other rules:** A Mixed Commercial/Residential use must not provide signage on the part of the building occupied by dwelling units.

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 213](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=45) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Parksville: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/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/parksville/zoning/c-3/_