{"title":"C3 zone in Princeton: Commercial Transition","code":"C3","slug":"c3","name":"Commercial Transition","group":"Commercial","section":"19","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide a transition area where residential and commercial uses are permitted near the C2 - Central Business zone.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide a transition area where residential and commercial uses are permitted near the C2 - Central Business zone.","quotes":["Intent: To provide a transition area where residential and commercial uses are permitted near the","C2 - Central Business zone."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Business service establishment","Commercial business office","Daycare centre","Dwelling unit","Professional business office","Restaurant and food take-out establishment","Retail service establishment, major"],"quotes":["business service establishment;","commercial business office;","daycare centre;","dwelling unit;","professional business office;","restaurant and food take-out establishment;","retail service establishment, major; and,"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses, buildings and structures"],"quotes":["accessory uses, buildings and structures."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"600 m² (6,460 ft²)","quotes":["Minimum parcel size 600 m2 (6,460 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"7 m (23 ft)","quotes":["Minimum parcel frontage 7 m (23 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Maximum parcel coverage 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.0; 1 principal building per parcel","quotes":["Maximum floor area ratio 1.0","1 per parcel"]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 9 m (29.5 ft) or 3 stories","quotes":["Lesser of 9 m (29.5 ft) or","3 stories"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m (19.7 ft), except as outlined in 'other regulations' (parking spaces must be at least 3 m (10 ft) from the front parcel line)","quotes":["6.0 m (19.7 ft)","The minimum setback of parking spaces from the front parcel line is 3 m (10 ft)."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m (0 ft) with lane; 6 m (20 ft) without lane or adjacent to RS1, RS2, RSM, RD, RM2 or RM3 zones","quotes":["rear parcel line with lane 0 m (0 ft)","rear parcel line without lane or adjacent to RS1, RS2, 6 m (20 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (4.9 ft)","quotes":["interior side parcel line 1.5 m (4.9 ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["exterior side parcel line 4.5 m (15 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Prohibited: lumber and building supply yard; sale, servicing, repair and storage of new or used vehicles, trailers, manufactured homes, boats and machinery (except as accessory to a permitted use); storage, including commercial storage lockers","Dwellings must be at the rear of the building on the ground floor, or above the first storey","No mobile home or mobile building is permitted","Each dwelling unit needs private outdoor space of at least 6.0 m² (bachelor), 10.0 m² (1 bedroom) or 15.0 m² (more than 1 bedroom)"],"quotes":["lumber and building supply yard;","storage, including commercial storage lockers.","Dwellings shall be located at the rear of the building on the ground floor, or above the first","No mobile home or mobile building shall be permitted on any parcel in this zone.","private outdoor space accessory to each dwelling unit that is at least 6.0 m2 (64.6 ft2)","for a bachelor dwelling, 10.0 m2 (107.6 ft2) for a 1 bedroom dwelling or 15.0 m2"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311#page=62","place":{"path":"ca/bc/princeton","name":"Princeton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/c3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/c3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/c3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/index.json"}}