{"title":"C2 zone in Port Alberni: General Commercial","code":"C2","slug":"c2","name":"General Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"5.16","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To establish and maintain compact, vibrant commercial areas with a broad range of pedestrian-scale uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To establish and maintain compact, vibrant commercial areas with a broad range of pedestrian-scale uses.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to establish and maintain compact, vibrant commercial areas with a"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Amusement establishment","Appliance repair","Artist’s studio","Assembly","Automotive sales, repair and servicing","Bakery","Bank or other financial institution","Cannabis Retail Store (subject to Section 6.2)","Club or lodge","Community care facility","Daycare or other preschool","Gasoline service station","Live-work","Medical service","Multi-residential dwelling","Office","Pawn shop","Personal service","Place of worship","Professional service","Public market","Restaurant, including drive-through","Retail","School","Senior’s housing","Shopping centre","Small appliances and electronics, sales, and repair","Social service centre","Veterinary clinic"],"quotes":["Amusement establishment","Appliance repair","Artist’s studio","Assembly","Automotive sales, repair and","Bakery","Bank or other financial institution","Cannabis Retail Store, subject to Section","Club or lodge","Community care facility","Daycare or other preschool","Gasoline service station","Live-work","Medical service","Multi-residential dwelling","Pawn shop","Personal service","Place of worship","Professional service","Public market","Restaurant, including drive-through","Retail","School","Senior’s housing","Shopping centre","Small appliances and electronics, sales, and","Social service centre","Veterinary clinic"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Caretaker's dwelling unit (subject to Section 6.16)","Dwelling unit(s) above or behind a permitted commercial use","Home occupation"],"quotes":["Caretaker's dwelling unit, subject to Section 6.16","Dwelling unit(s) above or behind a permitted","Home occupation"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Liquor, Wine and Beer Store at 3764 10th Avenue (Lot B, District Lot 1, Alberni District, Plan VIP75178)","Liquor, Wine and Beer Store at 2943 10th Ave. (Quality Foods) (Lot A, District Lot 1, Alberni District, Plan VIP13914 Except Plan 50966)"],"quotes":["3764 10 Avenue","Lot B, District Lot 1, Alberni","2943 10th Ave. (Quality","Lot A, District Lot 1, Alberni"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"800 m² (8,611 ft²)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 800 m2 (8,611 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m (49 ft)","quotes":["Minimum Frontage 15 m (49 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75%","quotes":["Maximum Coverage 75%"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m (29.5 ft) on lots under 1,120 m²; 18 m on lots 1,120 m² or greater where only residential units are above commercial uses","quotes":["Maximum Height, Principal Building (on lots less than 9m (29.5 ft)","Maximum Height, Principal Building (on lots 1,120 m2 or 18 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["Front yard 0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m (10 ft)","quotes":["Rear yard 3m (10 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (5 ft); 5 m (16.4 ft) for shopping centres abutting a lot in an R, RM or P2 zone","quotes":["Side yard 1.5 m (5 ft)","setback for a side yard shall be increased to 5 m (16.4 ft)."]},"other":{"value":["Every use must be inside a completely enclosed building except parking, loading, restaurant patios, outdoor display, rental/sales/storage yards, drive-through activities, gas pump activities and temporary garden supply structures.","Dwelling units above or behind commercial uses need a separate ground-level entrance, must be self-contained and need one off-street parking space each.","Multi-residential or seniors housing below the second storey follows the RM3 zone Site Development Regulations."],"quotes":["a) Every use shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building except for:","(i) Access to residential portions of a building shall be through a completely","(iii) One off-street parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit,","d) Where multi-residential dwelling units or seniors housing are located below","the second storey, the Site Development Regulations of the RM3 Higher","Density Residential zone shall apply."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update)","url":"https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City also posts each zone as a separate PDF and keeps a table of amendments at https://www.portalberni.ca/zoning-bylaw-no-5105-table-amendments. The CD6 zone (6123 Russell Place) is listed in section 5.1 but has no section in this PDF, so it is not in the zone list below."},"source_url":"https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf#page=44","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}