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title: "C.2 zone in Spallumcheen: Highway and Tourist Commercial Zone"
place: Spallumcheen, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/spallumcheen
zone: C.2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 2192, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C.2 zone in Spallumcheen: Highway and Tourist Commercial Zone

Main uses: Accessory buildings and structures, Accommodation including campgrounds (including rental cabins), hotels, and motels, Food service establishment including coffee shops, convenience stores, dairy bars, and restaurants, Retail sales of flowers, food (including meat and fish), fruit, garden supplies, gasoline and motor oil, groceries, plants, produce and liquor, Service and repair including automobile rental, greenhouses, nurseries, petroleum distribution installations, and service stations, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Accessory buildings and structures; Accommodation including campgrounds (including rental cabins), hotels, and motels; Food service establishment including coffee shops, convenience stores, dairy bars, and restaurants; Retail sales of flowers, food (including meat and fish), fruit, garden supplies, gasoline and motor oil, groceries, plants, produce and liquor; Service and repair including automobile rental, greenhouses, nurseries, petroleum distribution installations, and service stations; Transportation facilities including passenger transportation depots (Only these uses are permitted. Two versions of the use list appear in the text; the later one is shown.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Residential use, limited to one (1) dwelling unit for the owner, operator, or employee of the principal and permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 m² (community water and sewer); 1.0 ha (community water and septic); 1.0 ha (no community water or sewer); 2,000 m² for hotel and motel use (community water and sewer); 2 ha for campground use
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (community water and sewer); 20 m (community water and septic); 40 m (no community water or sewer)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot area for all buildings and structures
- **Maximum density:** Not more than one principal building per lot (except for a motel use)
- **Maximum height:** 10 m or 2 storeys, whichever is less (motel); 12 m or 3 storeys, whichever is less (hotel); 10 m (all other uses)
- **Front setback:** 8 m
- **Rear setback:** 8 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 8 m where applicable
- **Other rules:** Dwelling unit for the owner, operator or employee must be at least 60 m²; Hotel and motel units must be at least 20 m² (sleeping unit), 30 m² (kitchenette), 35 m² (one-bedroom) or 55 m² (two-bedroom or larger); Retail sales of flowers, food, fruit, groceries, plants and produce limited to 150 m² total floor area; Retail liquor sales only within a convenience store, display and sale space limited to 10% of the retail area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 2192, 2026), s. 501](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972#page=37) (read 2026-11-07)

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