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title: "C4 zone in Valemount: Highway & Tourist Commercial"
place: Valemount, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/valemount
zone: C4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/c4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/c4.json"
---

# C4 zone in Valemount: Highway & Tourist Commercial

To provide for a broad range of commercial and tourist uses for the traveling public.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To provide for a broad range of commercial and tourist uses for the traveling public.
- **Main uses:** Art Gallery including Studio; Automobile Repair Shop; Bicycle Retail Sales and Service; Business and Professional Office; Car Wash; Campground; Drive-through Restaurant; Farmers Market; Food and Beverage Service – Liquor Primary; Food and Beverage Service – Food Primary (including catering); Health and Medical Service; Greenhouse Operation; Indoor Recreation and Entertainment; Laundromat; Market Garden; Museum; Personal Service Establishments; Retail Liquor Sales Establishment; Recycling Depot; Public Works & Utilities; Public Transportation Depot; Tourist Accommodation – Minor (<12 units); Tourist Accommodation – Major (>12 units); Service, Repair & Equipment Rental Shop; Vehicle Sales & Service; Veterinary Clinic – Small Animal (Retail Store is a conditional use limited to 500 m² per parcel; Service Stations and Cannabis Retail Store are also conditional.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling, Attached Accessory Unit - Commercial; Accessory uses, buildings and structures to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** Tourist Accommodation: 2000 m² (21,528 sq. ft.); Service Station & Car Wash: 1000 m² (10,764 sq. ft.); Campground: 1 ha (2.47 acres); all other uses: 600 m² (6,458 sq. ft.)
- **Minimum lot width:** Tourist Accommodation: 30 m; Campground: 40 m; Service Station: 20 m; all other uses: 17 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (all buildings and structures combined)
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (34.45 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Must be less than the principal building
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m minimum
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m minimum
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m minimum
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m minimum
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front equal to or greater than principal building, rear 1.2 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** On parcels fronting Arterial Highways, no building within 4.5 metres of the property line fronting the highway without the Minister's consent (3 metres on any access); Service Stations: gasoline pumps not closer than 4.5 m to any parcel line; Retail Store limited to a maximum floor area of 500 m² per parcel

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026), s. 5.11](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099#page=75) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Valemount: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/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/valemount/zoning/c4/_