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title: "C2 zone in Prince Rupert: General Commercial Zone"
place: Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-rupert
zone: C2
bylaw: Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 3462, 2021 (consolidated as of June 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Prince Rupert: General Commercial Zone

Main uses: Retail use, Cannabis retail stores (subject to section 3.17.0), Personal service establishment, Office, Traveler accommodation, and 6 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Retail use; Cannabis retail stores (subject to section 3.17.0); Personal service establishment; Office; Traveler accommodation; Child Care Facility; Theater; Multiple family dwelling Buildings; Sales of alcoholic beverages on lots with a minimum area of 250 m²; Student housing; Entertainment centre located beyond 200 metres of a school property line
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Office; Accessory Dwelling Units (Accessory uses are permitted in retail and personal service use buildings.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the site area (multiple family dwellings, excluding mixed use buildings)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.50 (multiple family dwelling units, excluding mixed use buildings)
- **Maximum height:** 20 metres
- **Front setback:** 3.0 metres for entertainment centres, traveler accommodation, theatres and multiple family dwellings
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 metres (multiple family housing)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres (multiple family housing)

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 3462, 2021 (consolidated as of June 24, 2024), s. 6.2](https://www.princerupert.ca/sites/7/files/2024-07/USE_THIS_Consolidated%20Zoning%20Bylaw_Draft07152024.pdf#page=25) (read 2026-11-07)

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