{"title":"C-3 zone in Quesnel: Downtown Commercial","code":"C-3","slug":"c-3","name":"Downtown Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"22","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Development of a community commercial centre in the Downtown area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Development of a community commercial centre in the Downtown area.","quotes":["The purpose is to provide a zone for the development of a community commercial centre in the","Downtown area."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Automotive sales/rentals","Apartment dwelling, subject to Section 23.4 below","Art gallery or art studio","Assembly","Assisted residential living","Broadcasting studio","Cannabis retail sales","Commercial arcade","Community care facility","Civic use","Eating and drinking establishments","Financial institution","Funeral parlour","Gas bars","Group day care","Group home dwelling","Health services","Hotel","Liquor retail store","Microbrewery or microdistillery","Motel","Office","Personal care","Personal service establishment","Public market","Recreation and entertainment facility","Recycled materials drop-off centre","Retail store","Craft production"],"quotes":["automotive sales/rentals","apartment dwelling, subject to Section 23.4 below","art gallery or art studio","assembly","assisted residential living","broadcasting studio","cannabis retail sales","commercial arcade","community care facility","civic use","eating and drinking establishments","financial institution","funeral parlour","gas bars","group day care","group home dwelling","health services","hotel","liquor retail store","microbrewery or microdistillery","motel","office","personal care","personal service establishment","public market","recreation and entertainment facility","recycled materials drop-off centre","retail store","craft production"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures","Accessory dwelling unit","Product assembly"],"quotes":["accessory buildings or structures","accessory dwelling unit","product assembly"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Emergency Shelter is permitted on PCL B of Lot 8, Town of Quesnel, Plan 1516 (PID: 013-889-460); PCL C of Lot 8, Town of Quesnel, Plan 1516 (PID: 013-889-478); Lot 2, Town of Quesnel, Plan 5701 (PID: 013-584-022); Lot 2, Townsite of Quesnel, Plan 10376 (PID: 012-682-322); and Lot A, Town of Quesnel, Plan 7016, Except PCL A, O30449 (PID: 013-498-266).","Vapour Retail Store is permitted on Lot 1 and 2 Block 3 Town of Quesnel Plan 17000 Except Plan 17665.","Supportive Housing is permitted on Lot A Block 42 Town of Quesnel Plan EPP79910."],"quotes":["The use of Emergency Shelter is permitted on lands legally described as PCL","B of Lot 8, Town of Quesnel, Plan 1516 (PID: 013-889-460)","PCL C of Lot 8,","Plan 1516 (PID: 013-889-478)","5701 (PID: 013-584-022)","Plan 10376 (PID: 012-","682-322)","Plan 7016, Except PCL A, O30449 (PID:","013-498-266).","The use of Vapour Retail Store is permitted on the land legally described as","Lot 1 and 2 Block 3 Town of Quesnel Plan 17000 Except Plan 17665.","The use of Supportive Housing is permitted on the land legally described as","Lot A Block 42 Town of Quesnel Plan EPP79910."]},"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 5.0","quotes":["5.0","Maximum FAR"]},"max_height":{"value":"23 m (75 ft) or 6 storeys","quotes":["23 m (75 ft) or 6 storeys for a"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["4.5 m (15 ft) for accessory building"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["(a) front lot line 0.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m with a lane; 3.0 m (10 ft) without a lane","quotes":["(d) rear lot line with a lane 0.0 m","(e) rear lot line without a lane 3.0 m (10 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["(b) interior side lot line 0.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["(c) exterior side lot line","0.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["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.","An accessory dwelling unit must be above the first storey, have a separate street entrance, be self-contained and integral to the building, with a minimum floor area of 35 m² (377 ft²).","Single detached and duplex uses continue to be permitted on parcels that had them when the bylaw was adopted, following the RS-2 zone rules."],"quotes":["An apartment dwelling shall be permitted only if:","(a) the dwelling units are located above the ground floor of the building in","(b) the dwelling units are provided with a ground level entrance separate","(e) have a minimum floor area of 35 m2 (377 ft2).","In addition to the uses permitted above, single detached dwelling use and","The regulations set out in the RS-2 zone"]}},"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=99","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/index.json"}}