{"title":"C-2A zone in Quesnel: North Fraser Drive Local Commercial","code":"C-2A","slug":"c-2a","name":"North Fraser Drive Local Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"21","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A range of local neighbourhood commercial conveniences within West Quesnel.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A range of local neighbourhood commercial conveniences within West Quesnel.","quotes":["The purpose is to provide a zone within West Quesnel for a range of local neighbourhood","commercial conveniences."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal clinic","Art gallery or art studio","Apartment dwelling","Assembly","Assisted residential living","Convenience retail store","Community care facility","Eating establishment","Fleet services","Fourplex dwelling","Group day care","Group home dwelling","Health services","Liquor retail store","Mini-storage facility","Office","Personal care","Personal service establishments","Recreation and entertainment facility","Recycling materials drop-off centre","Retail store","Single detached dwelling","Townhouse dwelling","Microbrewery or microdistillery","Craft production"],"quotes":["animal clinic","art gallery or art studio","apartment dwelling","assembly","assisted residential living","convenience retail store","community care facility","eating establishment","fleet services","fourplex dwelling","group day care","group home dwelling","health services","liquor retail store","mini-storage facility","office","personal care","personal service establishments","recreation and entertainment facility","recycling materials drop-off centre","retail store","single detached dwelling","townhouse dwelling","microbrewery or microdistillery","craft production"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures","Accessory dwelling unit","Community garden","Major home based business","Minor home based business"],"quotes":["accessory buildings or structures","accessory dwelling unit","community garden","major home based business","minor home based business"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"232 m² (2,497 sq. ft.)","quotes":["232 m2 (2,497 sq. ft.)","Minimum lot size"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"7.5 m (25 ft)","quotes":["7.5 m (25 ft)","Minimum lot frontage"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%, including buildings, driveways and parking areas","quotes":["100% including buildings, driveways","and parking areas","Maximum lot coverage"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.0; an additional 0.5 is permitted for residential use, for a total FAR of 1.5","quotes":["Maximum FAR","1.0","An additional floor area ratio of 0.5 is","permitted for residential use for a total","FAR of 1.5"]},"max_height":{"value":"16 m (53 ft) or 4 storeys","quotes":["16 m (53 ft) or 4 storeys for principal"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["4.5 m (15 ft) for accessory building"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 (3.0 m (10 ft) for a single-detached dwelling as principal use)","quotes":["Minimum setback (except for","(a) front lot line 0.0","Minimum setback of a single-","(a) front lot line 3.0 m (10 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (20 ft.) (3.0 m (10 ft) for a single-detached dwelling as principal use)","quotes":["(d) rear lot line 6.0 m (20 ft.)","(d) rear lot line 3.0 m (10 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 (1.5 m (5 ft) for a single-detached dwelling as principal use)","quotes":["(b) interior side lot line 0.0","(b) interior side lot line 1.5 m (5 ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 (1.5 m (5 ft) for a single-detached dwelling as principal use)","quotes":["(c) exterior side lot line 0.0","(c) exterior side lot line 1.5 m (5 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["A minimum landscaped area of 3 m (10 ft) wide is required along any property line adjacent to an R or P zone.","A 1 m (3 ft) high landscape screen of plant material is required in a 1 m (3 ft) wide planter strip between off-street parking and a property line.","An accessory dwelling must be above the first storey of the building with the commercial activity, have a separate street entrance, be self-contained and integral to the building, with a minimum floor area of 60 m² (646 ft²).","Every business must be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except for parking and loading facilities."],"quotes":["A minimum landscaped area of 3m (10 ft) in width shall be provided along","Not less than a 1m (3 ft) high landscape screen of plant material shall be","provided in a 1m (3 ft) wide planter strip between any off-street parking use","(a) be located above the first storey of the building in which a commercial","(b) have a completely separate entrance to the street.","(e) have a minimum floor area of 60 m2 (646 ft2).","Every business or undertaking shall be conducted within a completely","enclosed building except for parking and loading facilities."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1980","url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/#page=95","place":{"path":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-2a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-2a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-2a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/index.json"}}