---
title: "C-4 zone in Rossland: Commercial Transition"
place: Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/rossland
zone: C-4
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-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/zoning/c-4.json"
---

# C-4 zone in Rossland: Commercial Transition

Commercial uses providing limited personal services and entertainment in the Washington Street Mid-Town Area, as a transition to lower density residential zones.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial uses providing limited personal services and entertainment in the Washington Street Mid-Town Area, as a transition to lower density residential zones.
- **Main uses:** Transition Commercial Use; Entertainment Commercial Use; Multiple Unit Dwelling(s) in conjunction with a primary Commercial Use; Commercial Short-Term Rental (Housing must be in the same building as the commercial use and have a separate at-grade entrance; short-term rental must be within a multiple unit dwelling.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suites and Accessory Dwelling Units; Accessory Buildings and Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 270 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 9.0 m (maximum 18.0 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% buildings; 70% total surfaces
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m or 3 storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m or 1.5 storeys, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** No minimum; maximum front setback of 1 m
- **Rear setback:** None required, except 3.0 m where the parcel abuts a detached or multiple-unit residential zone
- **Interior side setback:** None required, except 1.2 m where the parcel abuts a detached residential zone
- **Street side setback:** 1.8 (unit not stated in the bylaw)
- **Other rules:** Clubs or Lodges are only permitted above the first storey; Off-street parking must be underground or behind the principal building; Development is subject to the Development Permit Area in the Official Community Plan

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2864, 2026 (consolidated to October 2026, including Bylaw 2872), s. 9.4](https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/56921#page=102) (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-4/_