---
title: "C-7 zone in Quesnel: Auto Mall Commercial"
place: Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/quesnel
zone: C-7
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1980
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/c-7.json"
---

# C-7 zone in Quesnel: Auto Mall Commercial

Automobile and recreational vehicle dealerships and other associated uses, plus a variety of highway commercial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Automobile and recreational vehicle dealerships and other associated uses, plus a variety of highway commercial uses.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 1 ha (2.47 ac)
- **Minimum lot width:** 50 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area ratio 0.4
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 15.0 m or 4 storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m (5 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1980, s. 28](https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/#page=115) (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-7/_