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C2 zone in Telkwa: Service Commercial

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

In short

A range of commercial, institutional and residential uses along Highway 16 that support the local and regional economy.

Zone rules

PurposeA range of commercial, institutional and residential uses along Highway 16 that support the local and regional economy.
Main uses
  • 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
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • 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
Minimum lot area280 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
Minimum lot width20.0 m (non-residential, single detached, duplex); 50.0 m (row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)
Maximum lot coverage50% (non-residential, single detached, duplex); 60% (row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)
Maximum densitySingle 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
Maximum height10.0 m
Front setback3.0 m (non-residential); 5.0 m (single detached, duplex, row house); 7.5 m (tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)
Rear setback3.0 m (non-residential); 5.0 m (single detached, duplex, row house); 7.5 m (tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)
Interior side setback2.0 m (non-residential, row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment); 1.5 m (single detached, duplex)
Street side setback3.0 m
Other rulesWhere 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)

Source: Village of Telkwa Zoning Bylaw No. 747, 2022 (adopted March 22, 2022), s. 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. 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. 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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