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title: "C2 zone in Port Moody: Neighbourhood Commercial"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
zone: C2
bylaw: City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Port Moody: Neighbourhood Commercial

Small-scale mixed use development providing neighbourhood commercial and associated residential use

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-scale mixed use development providing neighbourhood commercial and associated residential use
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Artist Studio – Type A; Child Care; Community Care; Office Use; Personal Service; Retail Food Service; Restaurant; Retail; Work-Live
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Bed and Breakfast; Home Occupation – Type A
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** One Licensee Retail Store on Parcel 71, District Lot 201, Group 1, NWD, Reference Plan 66135
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** n/a
- **Maximum height:** 9.5 m and 3 storeys
- **Front setback:** n/a
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m, or 4.5 m where the lot directly abuts a residential zone
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m, except where a lot abuts a residential zone
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (exterior lot line)
- **Other rules:** The ground-level storey must be occupied by permitted commercial use; Apartments are only permitted when all off-street parking is underground; The uppermost storey may not exceed 85% of the floor area of the storey below; Minimum lot size is set in the table in section 3.2 of the bylaw

## Source

- [City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026), s. 10.2](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=104) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Moody: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/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/port-moody/zoning/c2/_