---
title: "C-2 zone in Vanderhoof: Highway Commercial"
place: Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/vanderhoof
zone: C-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1230, 2020 (consolidated version including amendments as of July 13, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/c-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/c-2.json"
---

# C-2 zone in Vanderhoof: Highway Commercial

Main uses: Agriculture and farm equipment supplies and sales, retail and wholesale, Automobile, trailer or boat sales and rental lot, Automobile repair garage and parts depot, Car wash, Commercial recreation, and 23 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agriculture and farm equipment supplies and sales, retail and wholesale; Automobile, trailer or boat sales and rental lot; Automobile repair garage and parts depot; Car wash; Commercial recreation; Convenience store; Education, commercial; Electrical, plumbing and heating sales and services; Fast food pick-up and drive-in; Floor covering store; Gasoline service station; Hotel or motel; Laundromat; Liquor primary major; Liquor primary minor; Money mart; Outdoor garden shop; Pawn shop; Personal Service (only on Block D Section 9 Township 11 Range 5 Coast District Plan 1135, West 100 Feet); Radio and television stations; Recycling depot; Restaurant; Retail propane sales; Small equipment rental and repair; Souvenir shop; Specialty brew store; Tire and wheel sales and service; Tree seedling cold storage facilities
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses; Barber shop or hair dressing salon in conjunction with a hotel or motel; Caretaker dwelling in conjunction with a commercial use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Personal Service only on Block D Section 9 Township 11 Range 5 Coast District Plan 1135, West 100 Feet
- **Minimum lot area:** 695 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m; gasoline service station or accessory structure 10.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (none where a lane abuts the rear parcel line)
- **Interior side setback:** None required (or as specified in Section 3.6.1 (e))
- **Other rules:** Gasoline service station buildings: 7.0 m from any parcel line abutting a highway, 3.0 m from any other parcel line; pump islands 4.5 m from any parcel line; One caretaker dwelling per parcel with a commercial use; minimum floor area 65 m²; Barber shop or hair salon with a hotel or motel must be in the same building and no more than 30 m² of floor area; Off-street parking and loading required under Part 5; landscaping and screening under Part 6

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1230, 2020 (consolidated version including amendments as of July 13, 2026)](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/72408#page=89) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Vanderhoof: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/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/vanderhoof/zoning/c-2/_