{"title":"C2 zone in Telkwa: Service Commercial","code":"C2","slug":"c2","name":"Service Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A range of commercial, institutional and residential uses along Highway 16 that support the local and regional economy.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A range of commercial, institutional and residential uses along Highway 16 that support the local and regional economy.","quotes":["permit a range of Commercial, Institutional and Residential uses","along Highway 16 that are generally intended to support the local and regional economy."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural Feed Store","Apartment","Art Gallery","Body Repair Shop","Campground","Cannabis Retail","Community Care Facility","Convenience Retail Store","Day Care","Dwelling, Duplex","Dwelling, Fourplex","Dwelling, Rowhouse","Dwelling, Single Detached","Dwelling, Triplex","Emergency Services","Farmer’s Market","Financial Services","Food Processing","Heavy Equipment Repair and Sales","Hotel","Industrial, Light","Institutional","Kennel","Licensed Establishment","Light Equipment Repair and Sales","Manufactured Home Dealer","Mini Storage","Motel","Motor Vehicle Dealer","Motor Vehicle Rentals","Motor Vehicle Repair","Motor Vehicle Wash","Office","Personal Service","Recreational Vehicle Storage","Recreation, Community","Restaurant","Retail Store","Service Station","Transportation Terminal","Veterinary Clinic","Visitor Information Centre","Artist Live-Work Studio"],"quotes":["Agricultural Feed Store","Apartment","Art Gallery","Body Repair Shop","Campground","Cannabis Retail","Community Care Facility","Convenience Retail Store","Day Care","Dwelling, Duplex","Dwelling, Fourplex","Dwelling, Rowhouse","Dwelling, Single Detached","Dwelling, Triplex","Emergency Services","Farmer’s Market","Financial Services","Food Processing","Heavy Equipment Repair and Sales","Hotel","Industrial, Light","Institutional","Kennel","Licensed Establishment","Light Equipment Repair and Sales","Manufactured Home Dealer","Mini Storage","Motel","Motor Vehicle Dealer","Motor Vehicle Rentals","Motor Vehicle Repair","Motor Vehicle Wash","Office","Personal Service","Recreational Vehicle Storage","Recreation, Community","Restaurant","Retail Store","Service Station","Transportation Terminal","Veterinary Clinic","Visitor Information Centre","Artist Live-Work Studio"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Bed and Breakfast","Beekeeping","Day Care","Hen Keeping","Home Business","Home Industry","Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Suite, Attached","Suite, Detached"],"quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Bed and Breakfast","Beekeeping","Day Care","Hen Keeping","Home Business","Home Industry","Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Suite, Attached","Suite, Detached"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"280 m² (non-residential); 2000 m² (hotels and motels); 400 m² (single detached, duplex); 150 m² per unit (row house); 1000 m² (tri-plex/four-plex, apartment); 2 ha when not connected to community water and wastewater","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses 280 m2 20.0 m","2000 m2 for hotels and","400 m2 20.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 150 m2 per unit 50.0 m","1000 m2 50.0 m","Minimum Parcel Size for all uses is 2 ha when not connected to a Community Water System"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m (non-residential, single detached, duplex); 50.0 m (row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses 280 m2 20.0 m","400 m2 20.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 150 m2 per unit 50.0 m","1000 m2 50.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (non-residential, single detached, duplex); 60% (row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses: 50%","Single Detached Dwelling; Dwelling, Duplex: 50%","Dwelling, Row House: 60%","Dwelling, Tri-Plex/Four-Plex; Apartment: 60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Single detached: 1 principal dwelling unit per parcel; duplex: 2 per parcel; row house and tri-plex/four-plex: 40 dwelling units per hectare; apartment: 60 dwelling units per hectare; other: 1 principal building per parcel","quotes":["Dwelling, Duplex: 2 Principal Dwelling Units per Parcel","Dwelling, Row House: 40 Dwelling Units per hectare","Dwelling, Tri-Plex/Four-Plex: 40 Dwelling Units per hectare","Apartment: 60 Dwelling Units per hectare","Other: 1 Principal Building per Parcel","Single Detached Dwelling; 1 Principal Dwelling Unit per Parcel"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["Principal Buildings: 10.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m (non-residential); 5.0 m (single detached, duplex, row house); 7.5 m (tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses 3.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 3.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m","5.0 m 3.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (non-residential); 5.0 m (single detached, duplex, row house); 7.5 m (tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses 3.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 3.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m","5.0 m 3.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.0 m (non-residential, row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment); 1.5 m (single detached, duplex)","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses 3.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 3.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m","5.0 m 3.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses 3.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 3.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m","5.0 m 3.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Where a side-by-side duplex, triplex or rowhouse is split into separate parcels, the interior side setback does not apply at shared walls; parcel width 10 m per unit (duplex) or 7.5 m (triplex, rowhouse)"],"quotes":["minimum interior Side Parcel Line Setback shall not apply","shall be 10 m per Dwelling Unit for Duplex Dwellings and 7.5 m for a Triplex (side by side by"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Telkwa Zoning Bylaw No. 747, 2022 (adopted March 22, 2022)","url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/_files/ugd/a93d86_9bedd68db9be4179adca3b8b55fb8789.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"No amendments were found on the Village's planning page; the page lists a second copy of the bylaw (a93d86_d217a583...pdf) with minor wording differences in the landscaping and fence section."},"source_url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/_files/ugd/a93d86_9bedd68db9be4179adca3b8b55fb8789.pdf#page=47","place":{"path":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/c2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/c2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/c2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/index.json"}}