{"title":"C3 zone in Powell River: Neighbourhood Commercial","code":"C3","slug":"c3","name":"Neighbourhood Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"10.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Local convenience commercial uses serving individual neighbourhoods","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Local convenience commercial uses serving individual neighbourhoods","quotes":["The C3 zone is intended to accommodate local convenience commercial uses that serve"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail stores (excluding lumber and building supply yards and sale and servicing of motor vehicles, etc.)","Personal service establishments","Commercial and professional offices and financial institutions","Restaurants and licensed drinking establishments","Child care centre"],"quotes":["retail stores, excluding lumber and building supply yards","personal service establishments","commercial and professional offices and financial institutions","restaurants and licensed drinking establishments","child care centre"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory gasoline sales","Accessory residential dwelling unit"],"quotes":["accessory gasoline sales","accessory residential dwelling unit"]},"site_specific":{"value":["5987 Lund Street (Lot B, Block 2, DL 4173, Plan 8078): liquor store","7259 Alberni Street (East ½ of Lot 22 Block 2 DL 5731 Plan 6303, PID 010-961-577): retail sales, service and rental of tools, hardware and small equipment; accessory open storage; two dwelling units on the upper floor; one steel storage container; 13 parking spaces and 1 accessible space required"],"quotes":["liquor store permitted only at 5987 Lund Street","are permitted only at 7259 Alberni","13 parking spaces"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"550 m²","quotes":["Each lot shall have an area of not less than 550 square metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m (lot depth at least 30 m)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a lot width of not less than 15 metres (50 ft) and a lot depth of not less","than 30 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 50% of the lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"8.5 m","quotes":["Building height shall not exceed 8.5 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front setback shall be provided of not less than 7.5 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["A rear setback shall be provided of not less than 9 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m on each side","quotes":["Side setbacks shall be provided on each side of a building of not less than 3 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory gasoline sales: one pump island with no more than three pumps, no vehicle servicing or repair, island at least 4.5 metres from any lot line","Accessory residential unit must be attached to or above the first storey and have a separate main entrance to a street"],"quotes":["maximum of one pump island with not more than three gasoline fuel pumps;","gasoline pumps island shall be no less than 4.5 metres (15 ft) from any lot line;","no vehicle servicing or repair is permitted;","shall be attached to or","located above the first storey of a building and shall have a completely separate main entrance"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025)","url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/876","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/876#page=85","place":{"path":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/c3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/c3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/c3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/index.json"}}