---
title: "C3 zone in Powell River: Neighbourhood Commercial"
place: Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/powell-river
zone: C3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/c3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/c3.json"
---

# C3 zone in Powell River: Neighbourhood Commercial

Local convenience commercial uses serving individual neighbourhoods

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Local convenience commercial uses serving individual neighbourhoods
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory gasoline sales; Accessory residential dwelling unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 550 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (lot depth at least 30 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 8.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 9 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m on each side
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025), s. 10.3](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/876#page=85) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Powell River: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/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/powell-river/zoning/c3/_