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

Quesnel, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeDevelopment 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 area232 m² (2,497 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot width7.5 m (25 ft)
Maximum lot coverage100%, including buildings, driveways and parking areas
Maximum densityFloor area ratio 1.0; an additional 0.3 is permitted for residential use, for a total FAR of 1.3
Maximum height12 m (39 ft) or 3 storeys
Maximum height, accessory buildings4.5 m (15 ft)
Front setback0.0 m
Rear setback0.0 m with a lane; 3.0 m (10 ft) without a lane
Interior side setback0.0 m
Street side setback0.0 m
Other rulesAn 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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The City's Zoning & Land Use page also links an excerpted zoning map PDF (Schedule B). The Schedule B pages inside this PDF are headed "Zoning Bylaw No. XXXX of 2025". Table 6.1 of the bylaw omits zone C-4A, but section 25 of the bylaw establishes it. 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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