---
title: "CS zone in Princeton: Service Commercial"
place: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/princeton
zone: CS
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/cs/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/cs.json"
---

# CS zone in Princeton: Service Commercial

Accommodate predominantly auto-oriented commercial uses along Princeton's main transportation corridors.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate predominantly auto-oriented commercial uses along Princeton's main transportation corridors.
- **Main uses:** Caretaker residence; Car wash; Gasoline service station, including electric car plug-ins; Parking lot; Propane sales; Restaurant; Retail establishment, major; Single detached dwelling (A single detached dwelling must be self-contained and have a separate entrance to the street.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses, buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 1, Plan KAP78819, District Lot 706, YDYD (367 Highway 3): bottle collection and recycling depot is also permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m² (6,460 ft²) for all uses
- **Minimum lot width:** 10 m (32 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.35; 1 principal building per parcel (mini-storage uses may have more than one)
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (34 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (24 ft), except as outlined in 'other regulations' (parking spaces must be at least 3 m (10 ft) from the front parcel line)
- **Rear setback:** 3 m (10 ft) with lane; 6 m (20 ft) without lane or adjacent to RS1, RS2, RSM, RD, RM2 or RM3 zones
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m (0 ft) for all uses, except as outlined in 'other regulations' (3 m (10 ft) when only one parcel line is adjacent to all other zones except C1, C2, I1 or I2)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Other rules:** Where practical, every business must be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except for parking and loading; Fuel distribution pumps must be at least 10 m (32 ft) from the interior side parcel line; No mobile home is permitted; A landscaped strip at least 3 m (10 ft) wide is required for parcels abutting a highway other than a lane, except at ingress and egress points

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022), s. 21](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311#page=67) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Princeton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/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/princeton/zoning/cs/_