{"title":"C-7 zone in Quesnel: Auto Mall Commercial","code":"C-7","slug":"c-7","name":"Auto Mall Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"28","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Automobile and recreational vehicle dealerships and other associated uses, plus a variety of highway commercial uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Automobile and recreational vehicle dealerships and other associated uses, plus a variety of highway commercial uses.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to accommodate automobile and recreational vehicle dealerships and other","associated uses in addition to a variety of highway commercial uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Automotive sales/rentals","Assembly","Convenience retail store","Drive-through","Eating and drinking establishment","Fleet services","Gas bar","Hotel","Large format retail store","Liquor retail store","Motel","Personal service establishment","Recreational vehicle sales/rentals","Recycled materials drop-off centre","Vehicle and equipment sales/rental"],"quotes":["automotive sales/rentals","assembly","convenience retail store","drive-through","eating and drinking establishment","fleet services","gas bar","hotel","large format retail store","liquor retail store","motel","personal service establishment","recreational vehicle sales/rentals","recycled materials drop-off centre","vehicle and equipment sales/rental"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures","Automotive and equipment repair shops, when accessory to automotive sales/rentals, recreational vehicle sales/rentals uses, or vehicle and equipment sales/rental","Caretaker dwelling unit","Financial institution, subject to Section 28.4.5","Office, subject to Section 28.4.7"],"quotes":["accessory buildings or structures","automotive and equipment repair shops, when accessory to automotive","sales/rentals, recreational vehicle sales/rentals uses, or vehicle and equipment","caretaker dwelling unit","financial institution, subject to Section 28.4.5","office, subject to Section 28.4.7"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1 ha (2.47 ac)","quotes":["1 ha (2.47 ac)","Minimum lot size"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"50 m","quotes":["50 m","Minimum lot width"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["40%","Maximum lot coverage"]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area ratio 0.4","quotes":["0.4","Maximum gross floor area ratio"]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 15.0 m or 4 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 15.0 m or 4 storeys"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (25 ft)","quotes":["(a) front lot line 7.5 m (25 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m (5 ft)","quotes":["(d) rear lot line","1.5 m (5 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (5 ft); zero metres may be permitted next to another permitted non-residential use in a multi-unit complex or next to another commercial or industrial zone; 6.0 m (19.69 ft) where abutting a RR, CR, RS or RM zone","quotes":["(b) interior side lot line 1.5 m (5 ft)","Despite 28.3, where abutting another permitted non-residential use as part of a multi-","an interior side yard setback of zero metres may be permitted.","minimum rear yard and interior side yard setback is 6.0m (19.69 ft) for buildings in"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m (25 ft)","quotes":["(c) exterior side lot line","7.5 m (25 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth is 25 m.","Where a C-7 lot abuts a RR, CR, RS or RM zone, the minimum rear yard setback is 6.0 m (19.69 ft).","No structure for a large format retail store may have a floor area of less than 460 m² (4,950 ft²).","Financial institutions are limited to 200 m² per tenancy; offices (other than construction) can take up at most 25% of the gross floor area of the commercial complex."],"quotes":["Minimum lot depth","25 m","Despite 28.3, where a C-7 zoned lot abuts against a RR, CR, RS or RM zone the","minimum rear yard and interior side yard setback is 6.0m (19.69 ft) for buildings in","No structure will be permitted to be constructed with a floor area of less than 460 m2","(4,950 ft2) for the purpose of large format retail store.","The maximum gross floor area for all financial institutions use is 200 m2 per tenancy","Offices (other than construction) can only each take up a maximum of 25% of the"]}},"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=115","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-7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/index.json"}}