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title: "C-3 zone in Pitt Meadows: Community Commercial"
place: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/pitt-meadows
zone: C-3
bylaw: City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/c-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/c-3.json"
---

# C-3 zone in Pitt Meadows: Community Commercial

Convenience retail service for the surrounding community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Convenience retail service for the surrounding community.
- **Main uses:** Retail Use; Indoor Recreation; Office; Personal Service; Restaurant; Dog Daycare; Government Service; Micro-brewery
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Residential Use (Accessory residential use is limited to one dwelling unit per parcel.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Car Wash: Lot 1 District Lot 261 Group 1 New Westminster Plan 82822; Place of Worship: Lot 1 District Lot 283 Group 1 New Westminster District Plan LMP6956; Vehicle Repair: Lot A District Lot 283 Group 1 New Westminster District Plan LMP29280; Lot 1 District Lot 283 Group 1 New Westminster District Plan 84019
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 25% of the lot depth
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** Floor-area ratio 1.0
- **Maximum height:** The lesser of 12 m and 3 storeys
- **Front setback:** 1.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 1.0 m
- **Other rules:** No building closer to a residential zone than 6.0 m; Accessory residential use limited to one dwelling unit per parcel

## Source

- [City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026), s. 11.3](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf#page=133) (read 2026-11-07)

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