---
title: "C3 zone in Tumbler Ridge: Highway Commercial"
place: Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tumbler-ridge
zone: C3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 747, 2025 (consolidated for convenience, including Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 755, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/zoning/c3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/zoning/c3.json"
---

# C3 zone in Tumbler Ridge: Highway Commercial

Commercial developments that require larger sites, or that serve the motoring / travelling public and need direct access to a highway.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial developments that require larger sites, or that serve the motoring / travelling public and need direct access to a highway.
- **Main uses:** Agricultural Supply and Sales; Cannabis Retail Store; Car Wash; Commercial Vehicle Wash; Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA); Drive-In or Drive-Thru Business; Greenhouse / Nursery; Hostel; Hotel / Motel; Restaurant; Retail Store; Service Station; Temporary Use; Sales, Service and Rental - Vehicle; Bulk Fuel Storage; Maintenance Facility; Storage, Outdoor; Care Facility, Clinic; Child Care Centre; Commercial Recreation, Indoor; Emergency and Protective Services; Open Space; Electric Vehicle Charging Stations; Public Transportation Depot; Renewable Energy System; Utility Infrastructure
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building or Structure; Caretaker Suite; Cargo Container; Private Swimming Pool / Hot Tub; Storage, Outdoor
- **Minimum lot area:** 450 m² (other development)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (other development)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum height:** 18 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** 10 m
- **Rear setback:** 5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 5 m
- **Street side setback:** 2 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** side 1 m, exterior side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 747, 2025 (consolidated for convenience, including Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 755, 2025), s. 3.1.9](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66310#page=33) (read 2026-11-08)

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