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title: "C-2 zone in Salmo: Core Commercial"
place: Salmo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmo
zone: C-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Salmo: Core Commercial

Provide a defined core commercial area for the Village’s businesses serving the day-to-day needs of villagers and visitors, including rental and residential housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide a defined core commercial area for the Village’s businesses serving the day-to-day needs of villagers and visitors, including rental and residential housing.
- **Main uses:** Retail, repair & sale of household and personal goods; Pharmacies, medicinal and health-care product sales and services business, professional,; Business Support Services; banks, funeral homes, dry cleaners, Veterinary Clinic, Minor and; Liquor stores; Restaurants; medical cannabis dispensaries; Cannabis Retailer Stores; cannabis-related consulting; theatres, night clubs, health clubs, bowling alleys,; Printing and publishing establishments; Social services centre; Commercial & private schools; Micro-Brewery; Community halls, libraries, hospitals, fire halls, first aid stations and museums; Private clubs for a fraternal lodge or service organization; Hotels and Motels; Single-Family Dwellings; Multi-Family Dwelling housing; Townhomes/Duplexes; Mixed-Use – retail, artisan or professional residential/ commercial buildings (above or behind).; Group Home; Accessory buildings and structures.; Short-Term Accommodation
- **Minimum lot area:** Commercial and commercial/residential use: 300 m² (3,229 ft²); residential only: 334.5 m² (3,600 ft²) for a Single-Family Dwelling, 836 m² (8,999 ft²) for other permitted residential uses
- **Minimum lot width:** 9.14 m (30’) for existing lots; 13.7 m (45’) for new lots
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90% (commercial and mixed-use); 33% (single-family residential); 60% (two-family and multi-family)
- **Front setback:** 100% commercial: 0 m (0’); 4.5 m (14’9”) where it abuts Highway 6 or a residential zone
- **Rear setback:** 100% commercial: 4.5 m (14’9”)
- **Interior side setback:** 100% commercial: 0 m (0’); 4.5 m (14’9”) where it abuts Highway 6 or a residential zone
- **Street side setback:** 100% commercial: 0 m (0’); 4.5 m (14’9”) where it abuts Highway 6 or a residential zone
- **Other rules:** Secondary Homes are not permitted; Must follow Design Guidelines Bylaw #716 and requires a Downtown Revitalization Development Permit Area (DPA-2) permit; Dwelling units with commercial uses must be in the same building above or behind the commercial use, with separate entrances from the outside; Minimum width of a primary structure 6 m (19’9”), or 5.5 m (18’) on an existing lot 9.14 m (30’) wide

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 5.9](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf#page=80) (read 2026-11-08)

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