C: Commercial

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One dwelling, with a business on the lot (a house, or a dwelling with the business)

Main uses

Auto parts, bank, boat building, building and farm supply, campground and RV park, car wash, commercial recreation, contractor's office and yard, convenience store, gas station, hotel and motel, offices, pub, museum, personal services, printing, repair shop, restaurant, retail, sale and repair of vehicles and boats, theatre, trucking and storage, wholesale, and a few more

Smallest lot for a subdivision

1,400 m² with community water and sewer, 4,000 m² with community water only, 1 ha otherwise

Lot coverage

40%

Height limit

Main buildings 11.5 m, accessory buildings 10 m

Setbacks

Front 4.5 m, rear 4.5 m, side 2.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m

A screen at least 1.8 m high is needed along lot lines shared with the RR, RS or RM zones (s. 2.2.14.1).

Land in the floodplain set by the Salmon Valley Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2600 must also meet that bylaw (s. 2.3).

Inside a CSRD water service area, the property must connect to the community water system (s. 2.2.15).

Every zone also allows daycare, horticulture and silviculture, public utilities and parks (s. 2.2.2).

A new lot under 4,000 m² needs 700 m² clear of panhandles, rights of way and no-build covenants; a larger one needs 2,000 m² (ss. 2.2.11 and 2.2.12).

One property (Remainder and Lot 1, Plan EPP89262) may also have mini storage (s. 2.10.3).

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the CSRD's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Salmon Valley Land Use Bylaw No. 2500 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Columbia Shuswap Regional District.