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title: "C3 zone in Terrace: Service Commercial"
place: Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/terrace
zone: C3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2069-2014 (consolidated to Bylaw 2345-2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/c3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/c3.json"
---

# C3 zone in Terrace: Service Commercial

Commercial uses oriented to vehicle traffic along major roads that may need large areas for buildings and display or storage of goods.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial uses oriented to vehicle traffic along major roads that may need large areas for buildings and display or storage of goods.
- **Main uses:** Boat and Marine Sales, Leasing and Service; Building Supply Store; Bulk Fueling Station, Minor; Campground; Garden Centre; Hotel; Microbrewery/Craft Distillery; Motel; Neighbourhood Pub; Recreation Facility - Outdoor; Restaurant; Retail Store; Service Station; Transportation Use; Vehicle Sales, Leasing and Service; Vehicle Washing Facilities; Veterinary Clinic; Visitor Information Centre
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Outdoor Storage, when screened as per Section 5.0
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Mini Storage Facility, on Lots A and B, District Lot 362, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 4464; Entertainment Facility and Recreation Facility – Indoor, on Lot 2, District Lot 360, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 12141; Technical Consulting Firm, on Lot 8, District Lot 362, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 4853; Technical Consulting Firm, on Lot 1, District Lot 362, Range 5, Coast District, Plan BCP43149; Entertainment Facility, Recreation Facility – Indoor, Technical Consulting Firm and Laboratory and Research Facilities, Manufacturing Light, on Amended Lot D (Plan 5365), District Lot 362, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 1919; Lot E, District Lot 362, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 1919 except Plan 5365; and Lot F, District Lot 362, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 1919; Apartment (17 units per hectare), on Lot 14, District Lot 362, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 1026 and Lot F, District Lot 362, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 1919; Wholesale Establishment, on Lot 1, District Lot 360, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 10874; Industrial Equipment Sales, Leasing and Service and Welding, Machine or Metal Fabrication, on Lot 4, Block 1, District Lot 1704, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 3558 (5506 Highway 16 West); Technical Consulting Firm and Laboratory and Research Facilities, on the Western Portion of Lot 4, District Lot 1745, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 1016, being all that portion lying to the west of a straight line bisecting the north and south boundaries (5430 Highway 16); Health Services Facility, on Strata Lots 1 to 11, Strata Plan PRS55, Lot 1, District Lot 361, Range 5, Coast District, Plan PRP13455 (4702, 4704, 4706, 4708, 4710, 4712, 4714, 4716, 4718, 4720 and 4722 Keith Avenue); Industrial Equipment Sales, Leasing and Service, on Lot A, District Lot 360, Range 5, Coast District, Plan EPP41922 (2903 Kalum Street) and Lot 1, District Lot 360, Range 5, Coast District, Plan EPP41921 (2902 Evergreen Street); Manufacturing, Light, limited to the assembly of light duty electric vehicle conversion kits and the research and development of electric vehicle systems, on Lot 2, District Lot 362, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 8897 (5130 Highway 16 West)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,500 m² (0.15 hectares)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m (principal building, excluding hotel); 18.0 m (hotel)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.4 m
- **Front setback:** 9.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (6.0 m adjacent to residential uses)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (6.0 m adjacent to residential uses)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Maximum floor area ratio 1.0.; Up to two shipping containers per parcel, for outdoor storage only.; Outdoor display areas are permitted with vehicle and boat and marine sales, leasing and service uses and building supply stores.; A motel may include one accessory dwelling unit; a campground may include one accessory single detached dwelling.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2069-2014 (consolidated to Bylaw 2345-2026), s. 12.4](https://www.terrace.ca/media/4249#page=84) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Terrace: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/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/terrace/zoning/c3/_