---
title: "C-2 zone in Quesnel: West Quesnel Business District Commercial"
place: Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/quesnel
zone: C-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1980
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Quesnel: West Quesnel Business District Commercial

Development of community commercial centres in the Downtown and West Quesnel area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Development of community commercial centres in the Downtown and West Quesnel area.
- **Main uses:** Animal clinic; Apartment dwelling, subject to Section 21.4; Art gallery or art studio; Assembly; Automotive sales/rentals; Cannabis retail sales; Community care facility; Civic use; Eating and drinking establishments; Financial institutions; Fleet services; Funeral parlour; Gas bars; Group day care; Group home dwelling; Health services; Hotels; Liquor retail store; Mini-storage facility; Motels; Office; Personal care; Personal service establishments; Recycled materials drop-off centres; Recreation and entertainment facility; Retail stores; Townhouse dwelling; Microbrewery or microdistillery; Craft production
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Minor home based business; Product assembly
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot A District Lot 704 Cariboo District Plan PGP39604 (605 Doherty Drive) only: dwelling units may be on the ground floor of the building in which the commercial activity takes place.; LOT F DISTRICT LOT 704 CARIBOO DISTRICT PLAN 5008: apartment is permitted as a principal use, with a maximum of 17 dwelling units.
- **Minimum lot area:** 232 m² (2,497 sq. ft.)
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%, including buildings, driveways and parking areas
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.0; an additional 0.3 is permitted for residential use, for a total FAR of 1.3
- **Maximum height:** 12 m (39 ft) or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m with a lane; 3.0 m (10 ft) without a lane
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Other rules:** An apartment dwelling is permitted only if the dwelling units are above the ground floor of the building where the commercial activity takes place and have a separate ground level entrance.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1980, s. 20](https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/#page=92) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Quesnel: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/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/quesnel/zoning/c-2/_