C-3: Regional Commercial

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

None: the zone lists no dwelling

Main uses

Shops (convenience, grocery, pharmacy, liquor, clothing, furniture, books, sporting goods, gifts, art, florist, jewelry and camera, pets, hardware), beauty and barber shops, dry cleaning and laundry, medical and dental clinics, offices, child care, fitness centres and spas, restaurants, bars and pubs, tourist information, bus depot, funeral home, service clubs, veterinary clinic, gas station, public buildings

Smallest lot for a subdivision

1,670 m² on on-site water and sewage disposal, 1,390 m² with community water or sewer, 555 m² with both; gas stations 1,000 m² (s. 2.2)

Height limit

Main building 12 m or 3 storeys, accessory buildings 5 m or 1 storey (whichever is less in each case)

Setbacks

Front 4.5 m; rear and sides 4.5 m (6 m beside a road or next to a residential, small holdings, resort or P-1 zone); gas pumps and above-ground tanks 10 m from the front

No building over 2,350 m² of floor. Parking: one space per 25 m² of floor.

The business runs inside a fully enclosed building, apart from parking, loading and driveways, storage yards and display areas.

Outdoor storage is screened by a solid board fence or evergreen hedge at least 2 m tall on every side not facing a building on the lot (s. 1.14(4)).

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 RDEK's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 3255, 2023 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District of East Kootenay.