{"title":"C2 zone in Tofino: General Commercial District","code":"C2","slug":"c2","name":"General Commercial District","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 23","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial development serving the community-at-large.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial development serving the community-at-large.","quotes":["This District provides for commercial development serving the community-at-large."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Personal service establishments","Retail commercial","Restaurant","Residential above ground floor","Art Galleries and Studios","Commercial Child Care"],"quotes":["Personal service establishments;","Retail commercial;","Restaurant;","Residential above ground floor; and","Art Galleries and Studios","Commercial Child Care"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and uses in accordance with Part 4"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Plan VIS 4427, District Lot 114, Clayoquot District: dwelling units may be used for temporary accommodation of not more than 4 guests when not occupied for residential use"],"quotes":["on the land legally described as Plan VIS","4427, District Lot 114, Clayoquot District, dwelling units may be used for the temporary","accommodation of not more than 4 (four) guests during periods when such dwellings are"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"668 m² (7,200 square feet)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a minimum area of 668 square metres (7,200 square feet)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.3 m (60 feet)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a minimum width of 18.3 metres (60 feet)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70% of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 70% of the lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"12.2 m (40 feet), and not more than three storeys","quotes":["The maximum height of a principal building shall not exceed 12.2 metres (40 feet) nor three"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m (10 feet)","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 3 metres (10 feet) in depth shall be provided."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.8 m (6 feet) where the lot abuts a Residential or A zone lot without an intervening street or lane; otherwise the two side yards together at least 3.0 m (10 feet)","quotes":["Where a lot zoned C-2 abuts a lot in any Residential or A zone without an intervening","street or lane, a side yard of not less than 1.8 metres (6 feet) in width shall be","sideyard setbacks) shall not be less than 3.0 metres (10 feet)."]},"other":{"value":["Every business must be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except for parking, loading and accessory seasonal outdoor sales","Commercial space may not be used as a dwelling unit; dwelling units must be above, beside or behind commercial uses"],"quotes":["Every business or undertaking shall be conducted within a completely enclosed","building except for parking and loading facilities and accessory seasonal outdoor","The use of commercial space as a dwelling unit or units shall be prohibited. All dwelling","units in a commercial building shall be located above, beside or behind commercial uses"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)","url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's consolidated version is for convenience only and should be read with the complete document. The District also links the same file at https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/1425. Zones are numbered as Parts (for example Part 41E); Parts 40 to 43 are site-specific comprehensive development zones."},"source_url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=78","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/c2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/c2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/c2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/index.json"}}