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title: "C7 zone in Penticton: Service Commercial"
place: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/penticton
zone: C7
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/c7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/c7.json"
---

# C7 zone in Penticton: Service Commercial

Auto-oriented commercial uses, uses needing large floor space for non-retail purposes, light industrial service industries and accessory offices, including vehicle servicing and sales with outside storage and parking.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Auto-oriented commercial uses, uses needing large floor space for non-retail purposes, light industrial service industries and accessory offices, including vehicle servicing and sales with outside storage and parking.
- **Main uses:** Animal clinic; Artisan crafts; Assembly; Bakery; Building and garden supply; Business support service; Call centre; Commercial school; Contractor service, general; Contractor service, limited; Craft brewery/distillery; Custom indoor manufacturing; Day care centre, major; Fleet service; Funeral service; Garden centre; Government service, including outdoor storage, works yard; Grocery store; Health service; High technology service; Household repair service; Indoor amusement, entertainment and recreation; Indoor animal day care and grooming; Live work unit; Motor vehicle and equipment repair shop; Motor vehicle body repair and paint shop; Motor vehicle sales and rentals; Office; Personal service establishment; Recreation equipment sales, service and rentals; Restaurant; Retail store; One security/operator dwelling unit; Self-storage; Storage and warehouse; Transport truck and motorhome sales, service, and rentals; Wholesale business; Recycling drop-off
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory use, building or structure
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 10 DL 1997S, Plan KAS 1732, 126-197 Warren Avenue East: hair salon; Tourist accommodation: 998 Creston Avenue (Lots 1-16, Plan KAS 1384); 1485 Main Street (Lot 1, Plan KAP3443); 1706 Main Street (Lot 8, Plan KAP4762); 1742 Main Street (Lot 7, Plan KAP4762); 2406 Skaha Lake Road (Lot 1, Plan KAP70710); 2387 Skaha Lake Road (Lot A, Plan KAP13370); 2307 Skaha Lake Road (Lot 6, Plan KAP10827); 1473 Main Street (Lot 1, Plan 5472); Lot A, District Lots 1997S and 3237S, Plan EPP75769, 1706 Main Street: dwelling units, congregate housing, transitional housing and emergency shelter; Lot 2, District Lot 2, Group 7, Plan EPP82665, 645 Wade Avenue West: public parking lot and storage and warehousing; Lot 15, DL 5, Group 7, Plan 28077, 1652 Fairview Road: cannabis retail store
- **Minimum lot area:** 650 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 12 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m; 7.5 m when abutting a residential, public or institutional zone
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m and 4.5 m; 6.0 m when abutting a residential, public or institutional zone
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** For transport truck and motorhome sales, service and rental, overnight RV parking is an accessory use for up to 3 nights.; Properties in the Transitional Neighbourhood Overlay may follow either the R4-S or C7 rules, but not a mix of both.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026), s. 11.7](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf#page=114) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Penticton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/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/penticton/zoning/c7/_