City of Campbell River · zoning
The C-2 zone in Campbell River.
Commercial Two. What the bylaw lets you build, how big the lot has to be, and how close to the lines you can go, in plain words with the section for each.
From Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006. General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the City of Campbell River reads it, is always the final word.
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C-2 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Purpose: a range of commercial services and uses as well as medium to high density residential uses in the secondary commercial designation areas of Willow Point, Dogwood Street and 2nd Ave., and Dogwood Street South and Merecroft Road. Uses: hotel, motel (Willow Point commercial area only); restaurant with or without ancillary drive-through; licensed facility, licensee retail store; retail store; office; bank or other financial institution; entertainment centre; theatre, cinema; personal service establishment; merchandise service establishment; escort service or massage parlor; health services or fitness centre; medical clinic, dental clinic; community hall or centre; veterinary clinic; funeral parlor; small-tool rental establishment; vehicle sales; vehicle rental; printing and publishing; gas bar / convenience store; self storage units within an enclosed building; commercial nursery and garden centre; apartment; adult learning centre; mixed use commercial/residential buildings; pet services wholly within an enclosed building; cannabis retail store; acquired injury facility; child care facility; community living facility; extended care residences; hospice (5.7.1, as amended by 3346, 3399, 3497, 3703, 3978; community care/social care facility removed by 3978) |
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| Dwelling units | Apartment and mixed use commercial/residential buildings permitted (5.7.1). No unit count: floor area ratio 1.5 for commercial or residential uses; 2.5 for combined commercial/residential (5.7.3). Max 2,500 m² (26,910 sq ft) floor area per retail occupancy or tenant; 8,500 m² (91,493 sq ft) combined commercial floor area in a shopping centre (5.7.4) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 200 m² (2,153 sq ft) fee-simple (5.7.2); frontage not stated |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | No general yard minimum stated. 3.0 m (9.8 ft) side or rear yard next to a lot zoned residential, multiple-family residential or public areas (5.7.6). No highway/arterial yard stated in 5.7 |
| Height | 15.0 m (49 ft) principal (5.7.7) / ancillary s.4.12 |
| Lot coverage | 65% all buildings (5.7.5) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | s.4.12 |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | s.4.12 |
| Parking | Table 4.21.1; loading s.4.22 |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
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What the zone page can't tell you
- Whether your lot is actually in this zone. Check the zoning map, not the listing.
- Whether a permit area, floodplain, stream setback or farmland reserve sits over the lot. Each adds steps.
- Whether site-specific rules or a covenant on title change what this table says.
- What council has decided on the street lately.
The lot report answers those for one address.
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