C2 zone in Princeton: Central Business

Princeton, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Serve as the town centre of Princeton, providing a location for restaurants, offices, retail, entertainment, government, cultural, residential and other uses.

Zone rules

Purpose	Serve as the town centre of Princeton, providing a location for restaurants, offices, retail, entertainment, government, cultural, residential and other uses.
Main uses	Assembly Automobile sales and repairs within a building Business service establishment Commercial amusement or recreation enterprise Commercial or professional business office Convenience store Craft brewery/distillery Daycare centre Dwelling unit Funeral parlour Hotel Institution, excluding storage, repair or manufacturing Library, museum or art gallery Liquor primary licenced premises Liquor sales, primary Motel Open air markets on vacant lots or parking areas, provided the property owners grant permission Personal service establishment Post office Public parking lot Restaurant Retail establishment, minor and major Small equipment motor sales and repairs within a building
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory uses, buildings and structures
Extra uses on specific lots	N1/2, Lot 6, Block 25, KAP55, DL 706, YDYD (255 Vermilion Avenue): Cannabis Retail Sales Establishment is also permitted
Minimum lot area	1,700 m² (18,300 ft²) for motels and hotels; 200 m² (2,150 ft²) for all other uses
Minimum lot width	7 m (23 ft)
Maximum lot coverage	100%
Maximum density	Floor area ratio 3.0; 2 principal buildings per parcel
Maximum height	10.5 m (34 ft)
Front setback	0 m (0 ft), except as outlined in 'other regulations' (parking spaces must be at least 3 m (10 ft) from the front parcel line)
Rear setback	0 m (0 ft) with lane; 6 m (20 ft) without lane or adjacent to Residential zones
Interior side setback	0 m (0 ft)
Street side setback	0 m (0 ft)
Other rules	Dwellings must be at the rear of the building on the ground floor, or above the first storey Dwellings must have separate entrances from the exterior and not share a common hallway with commercial uses No mobile home or mobile building is permitted

Source: Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022), s. 18 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The consolidation has no legislative sanction; the original bylaw must be consulted for interpreting and applying the law. Later amending bylaws (for example 1039/2023 and 1040/2023 CD3 Culbertson Way, 1048/2024, 1049/2024 Business Park, 1051/2024, 1064/2025) are posted separately and are not in this consolidation, so zones created only by them (such as CD3) are not listed. 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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