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C2 zone in Powell River: Service Commercial

Powell River, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Service commercial development oriented to automobile access along major streets

Zone rules

PurposeService commercial development oriented to automobile access along major streets
Main uses
  • Retail sales, service, or rental of garden supplies, building supplies, hardware, vehicles, trucks, boats, recreational vehicles, and small equipment
  • Automotive repair shop
  • Assembly use
  • Civic use
  • Offices
  • Entertainment use
  • Service station
  • Veterinary clinic
  • Printing shop
  • Convenience store
  • Window manufacturing
  • Parking lot
  • Mushroom sorting, grading and packaging depots
  • Accessory residential dwelling unit within a commercial or other principal use building
  • Wholesale use accessory to retail
  • Restaurant
Extra uses on specific lots6530 Sutherland (Lot 4, District Lot 4169, Block 4, NWD Group 1, Plan 14654): warehousing and storage use
Minimum lot area550 m²
Minimum lot width15 m (lot depth at least 30 m)
Maximum height13.5 m
Front setback7.5 m
Rear setback6 m
Interior side setback3 m on each side
Other rules
  • All business conducted within a completely enclosed building (limited exceptions)
  • Exterior storage areas must be fenced (view-obscuring, at least 2 metres high) and stored material no higher than 3 metres
  • Accessory dwelling unit must not be in the basement and needs a separate main entrance to a street

Source: Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025), s. 10.2 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The City prepared this consolidation for convenience only and does not represent that it is up to date or complete; confirm against the original bylaws and their amendments. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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