{"title":"C3 zone in Telkwa: Neighbourhood Commercial","code":"C3","slug":"c3","name":"Neighbourhood Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small scale commercial and residential uses within residential neighbourhoods, with limited-service functions and integrated dwelling types.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small scale commercial and residential uses within residential neighbourhoods, with limited-service functions and integrated dwelling types.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to permit small scale Commercial and Residential uses within","Residential neighbourhoods and to provide limited-service functions and integrated Dwelling"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Art Gallery","Community Care Facility","Convenience Retail Store","Day Care","Dwelling, Duplex","Dwelling, Fourplex","Dwelling, Rowhouse","Dwelling, Single Detached","Dwelling, Triplex","Farmers' Market","Financial Services","Licensed Establishment","Office","Personal Service","Restaurant","Retail Store","Artist Live-Work Studio"],"quotes":["Apartment","Art Gallery","Community Care Facility","Convenience Retail Store","Day Care","Dwelling, Duplex","Dwelling, Fourplex","Dwelling, Rowhouse","Dwelling, Single Detached","Dwelling, Triplex","Farmers' Market","Financial Services","Licensed Establishment","Office","Personal Service","Restaurant","Retail Store","Artist Live-Work Studio"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Bed and Breakfast","Beekeeping","Day Care","Hen Keeping","Home Business","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","Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Suite, Attached","Suite, Detached"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"280 m² (non-residential); 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","400 m2 20.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 150 m2 per unit 30.0 m","1000 m2 30.0 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); 30.0 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 30.0 m","1000 m2 30.0 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 unit per parcel; duplex: 2 units per parcel; row house and tri-plex/four-plex: 40 units per hectare; apartment: 60 units per hectare; other: 1 principal building","quotes":["Single Detached Dwelling: 1 unit per Parcel","Dwelling, Duplex: 2 units per Parcel","Dwelling, Row House: 40 units per hectare","Dwelling, Tri-Plex/Four-Plex: 40 units per hectare","Apartment: 60 units per hectare","Other: 1 Principal Building"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["Principal Buildings: 10.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m (non-residential); 5.0 m (residential uses); 7.5 m (apartment)","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses 3.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m 3.0 m","Single Detached Dwelling 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Duplex (side-by- 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Tri-Plex/Four-Plex 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Apartment 7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (non-residential); 5.0 m (residential uses); 7.5 m (apartment)","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses 3.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m 3.0 m","Single Detached Dwelling 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Duplex (side-by- 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Tri-Plex/Four-Plex 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Apartment 7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m (non-residential); 1.5 m (single detached); 2.0 m (duplex, row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses 3.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m 3.0 m","Single Detached Dwelling 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Duplex (side-by- 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Tri-Plex/Four-Plex 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Apartment 7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m (non-residential); 5.0 m (single detached); 3.0 m (duplex, row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)","quotes":["Non-Residential Uses 3.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m 3.0 m","Single Detached Dwelling 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Duplex (side-by- 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Dwelling, Tri-Plex/Four-Plex 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Apartment 7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 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=51","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/c3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/c3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/c3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/index.json"}}