C-2 zone in Salmo: Core Commercial

Salmo, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

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 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Adopted October 27, 2026; repeals Land Use Bylaw No. 489, 2001. The Village labels this PDF its website copy. The zoning map is Schedule B (one page, an image with no text layer). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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