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C3 zone in Powell River: Neighbourhood Commercial

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

In short

Local convenience commercial uses serving individual neighbourhoods

Zone rules

PurposeLocal 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 area550 m²
Minimum lot width15 m (lot depth at least 30 m)
Maximum lot coverage50%
Maximum height8.5 m
Front setback7.5 m
Rear setback9 m
Interior side setback3 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 (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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