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title: "C-2 zone in Rossland: Commercial Service"
place: Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/rossland
zone: C-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2864, 2026 (consolidated to October 2026, including Bylaw 2872)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Rossland: Commercial Service

Commercial uses providing a variety of non-household and non-personal goods and services.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial uses providing a variety of non-household and non-personal goods and services.
- **Main uses:** Service Commercial Use; Entertainment Commercial Use; Recreation Facilities; Neighbourhood Oriented Commercial Use; Hotel; Motel; Hostel; Self Storage; Multiple Unit Dwelling(s) in conjunction with a Principal Commercial Use (Housing must be in the same building as the commercial use and have a separate at-grade entrance.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suite in conjunction with a Principal Commercial Use; Accessory Dwelling Unit in conjunction with a Principal Commercial Use; Accessory Buildings and Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m² (1,100 m² for an automobile service station); maximum 5,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m or 3.5 storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m or 1.5 storeys, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m
- **Rear setback:** None required, except 3.0 m where the parcel abuts an R Zone
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (side)
- **Other rules:** Outdoor storage is not permitted in the front setback

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2864, 2026 (consolidated to October 2026, including Bylaw 2872), s. 9.2](https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/56921#page=97) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Rossland: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/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/rossland/zoning/c-2/_