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DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOF
BYLAW 1230, 2020
CONSOLIDATED VERSION
(Includes amendment as of July 13, 2026)
This is a consolidated copy to be used for convenience only. Users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as
amended from time to time to verify accuracy and completeness.
Amending Bylaw
Summary of Amendments
Adoption
1238
Map change: Lot A Sec 10 Twp 11 Range 5 CD Plan
3027 Exc Plan EPP96997 from R-1 to R-3
April 25, 2022
1254
Map change: Lot F Block 4 Section 9 Township 11
Range 5 Coast District Plan 3066 from C-2 to C-2
March 27, 2023
1260
Text amendment for Lot 3, Plan PRP12820 Section 9
Township 11 Range 5 Coast Range 5 to allow
secondary suites in R-3 Multiple Unit Residential
zone
July 24, 2023
1278
Text amendment to 8.4 (f) 2. to permit a density of
91 units per gross hectare in the R-3 zone, only at
Lot 1 Plan PRP11376 Section 9 Township 11 Range 5
Coast District
February 10, 2025
1280
Map change: Parcel A (being a consolidation of Lots
12-14, see CB 1672466) Section 18 Township 11
Range 5 Coast District Plan 9080 from RS-1 to I-1
February 10, 2025
1293
Text amendment for Lot A Block 10 Section 9
Township 11 Range 5 Coast District Plan EPP122146
to allow secondary suites in each unit of two-family
dwelling (section 8.4)
October 27, 2025
1293
Text amendment to 8.15 to add Personal Service
only on Block D Section 9 Township 11 Range 5
Coast District Plan 1135, West 100 Feet.
November 24, 2025
1277
Map change: Lot A, Block 8, Plan PRP3066, Section
04, Township 11, Range 5, Coast Range 5 Land
District, SEC 9 from I-4 to C-2
January 12, 2026
1305
Delete Section 4.4 Density Bonus for Special Needs
Housing
July 13, 2026
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Table of Contents
PART 1: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT ....................................................................................... 1
Administration ............................................................................................................................... 1
Title ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Purpose ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Application ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Conformity ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Severability .................................................................................................................................... 1
Non-Conforming Uses ................................................................................................................... 2
Permits and Licenses ..................................................................................................................... 2
Compliance with other Legislation ................................................................................................ 2
Repeal ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Inspection ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Right of Entry ................................................................................................................................. 2
Violation, Offense and Penalty ...................................................................................................... 2
PART 2: INTERPRETATION ........................................................................................................................... 4
Rules of Interpretation .................................................................................................................. 4
Delineation and Location of Zoning Boundaries ............................................................................ 4
Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 5
PART 3: GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS .................................................................................... 22
General Provisions ........................................................................................................................ 22
Number of Principal Buildings on a Parcel ................................................................................... 22
Accessory Buildings and Structures ............................................................................................. 22
Maximum Site Coverage in R and RS Zones ................................................................................. 22
Parcel Area ................................................................................................................................... 22
Buildings and Structures Permitted in Setback Areas .................................................................. 23
Public Uses and Utilities Permitted in All Zones .......................................................................... 24
Subdivision................................................................................................................................... 24
Security ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Vision Clearance at Intersections .................................................................................................. 25
PART 4: SPECIFIC USE REGULATIONS ........................................................................................................ 26
Setbacks for Strata Subdivisions .................................................................................................. 26
Home-Based Business ................................................................................................................. 26
Rural Home-Based Business ........................................................................................................ 27
Outdoor Storage and Display Yards ............................................................................................. 29
Storage of Vehicles in Residential Zones ..................................................................................... 31
Storage of Special Waste ............................................................................................................. 31
Floodplain Management .............................................................................................................. 31
Bed and Breakfast ........................................................................................................................ 32
Secondary Dwelling ..................................................................................................................... 32
Secondary Suites ......................................................................................................................... 33
Temporary Use Permits ............................................................................................................... 33
Cannabis Retail Store ................................................................................................................... 34
Temporary Work Camp ............................................................................................................... 34
PART 5: PARKING AND LOADING.............................................................................................................. 36
Off-Street Parking ........................................................................................................................ 36
Off-Street Loading ....................................................................................................................... 40
PART 6: LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING ................................................................................................. 43
General ........................................................................................................................................ 43
Screening and Landscape Buffers ................................................................................................ 43
Landscape Construction Specifications........................................................................................ 44
Screening and Landscape Buffers for Off-Street Parking Areas ................................................... 44
Multiple-Family Development Permit .......................................................................................... 45
Industrial Development Permit ................................................................................................... 47
Commercial Development Permit ............................................................................................... 48
Environmental Hazard Area Development Permit ...................................................................... 50
PART 8: REGULATIONS FOR ZONES .......................................................................................................... 52
Zones ........................................................................................................................................... 52
R-1 Single-Family Residential ....................................................................................................... 53
R-2 Attached Dwellings ................................................................................................................ 55
R-3 Multiple Unit Residential ....................................................................................................... 57
R-4 Manufactured Home Residential .......................................................................................... 60
R-5 Manufactured Home Park ..................................................................................................... 62
RS-1 Suburban Residential - Single-Family .................................................................................. 63
RS-2 Suburban Residential - Manufactured Homes ..................................................................... 65
RS-3 Suburban Residential - Mixed .............................................................................................. 67
CV-1 Public Uses and Facilities ..................................................................................................... 69
CV-2 Educational Facilities ........................................................................................................... 71
CV-3 Health Related Facilities ...................................................................................................... 73
CV-4 Museum and Historical Site ................................................................................................ 75
C-1 Retail Commercial ................................................................................................................. 77
C-2 Highway Commercial ............................................................................................................. 80
C-3 Neighbourhood Commercial ................................................................................................. 83
C-4 Shopping Centre Commercial ................................................................................................ 85
I-1 Light Industry .......................................................................................................................... 87
I-2 Heavy Industry ........................................................................................................................ 90
I-3 Special Industry ...................................................................................................................... 92
I-4 Utilities .................................................................................................................................... 94
I-5 Airport ..................................................................................................................................... 96
RR-1 Rural-Small Holdings ........................................................................................................... 98
RR-2 Rural-Large Holdings ......................................................................................................... 100
A-1 Agriculture ........................................................................................................................... 102
PART 9: ADOPTION ..................................................................................................................................103
List of Figures:
Figure 1: Interpretive Graphic for Split Zones................................................................................................ 4
Figure 2: Interpretive graphic for "Frontage" .............................................................................................. 10
Figure 3: Interpretive Graphic for "Height" ................................................................................................. 11
Figure 4: Interpretive Graphic for "Parcel Line, Front, Interior Side and Rear" ........................................... 15
Figure 5: Interpretive Graphic for Carriage vs. Cottage Housing ................................................................. 17
Figure 6: Interpretive Graphic for "Setback" on a Corner Lot ..................................................................... 17
Figure 7: Interpretive Graphic for "Setback" ............................................................................................... 17
Figure 8: Interpretive Graphic for "Two-Family Dwelling" .......................................................................... 21
Figure 9: Interpretive Graphic for "Yard, Front, Rear and Side" .................................................................. 21
Figure 10: Interpretive Graphic for Projections into Yard Setbacks ............................................................. 24
Figure 11: Interpretive Graphic for Site Triangle ......................................................................................... 25
Figure 12: Interpretive Graphic for Secondary Dwelling Setbacks............................................................... 32
List of Tables:
Table 1: Required Off-Street Parking Spaces ............................................................................................... 37
Table 2: Access to Highway Parking Aisle Requirements ............................................................................. 39
Table 3: Required Off-Street Loading Spaces .............................................................................................. 42
Table 4: District of Vanderhoof Zones ......................................................................................................... 52
List of Schedules:
Schedule 1: Zoning
Schedule 2: Hazard Development Permit Area
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PART 1:
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Administration
A bylaw of the District of Vanderhoof to establish and provide zoning and other development
regulation in order to implement the Official Community Plan, thereby fostering the economic,
social, and environmental well-being of the community.
WHEREAS Council may, pursuant to Part 14, Division 5 of the Local Government Act divide the
whole or part of the district into zones, name each zone, establish the boundaries of the zones,
and regulate the use and development of land, buildings, and structures within each zone;
AND WHEREAS Council has given notice of its intention to adopt this Bylaw and has provided and
opportunity for persons who consider they are affected by this Bylaw to make representations
to Council at a Public Hearing pursuant to Part 14, Division 3 of the Local Government Act;
NOW THEREFORE, Council of the District of Vanderhoof, in an open meeting assembled,
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
Title
This Bylaw should be cited as the District of Vanderhoof Zoning Bylaw No. 1230, 2020
Purpose
This Bylaw is to provide a clear and efficient system of land use regulation to implement the
Official Community Plan by regulating development to further the long-range goals and
objectives of the District of Vanderhoof.
Application
This Bylaw and amendments thereto apply to all of the land, surface of water, buildings,
structures and air space within the District of Vanderhoof.
Conformity
Land, air space or the surface of water shall not be used, and buildings and structures shall not
be constructed, altered, located, or used except as specifically permitted in this Bylaw. Uses not
expressly permitted in this Bylaw are prohibited.
Severability
If any section, subsection, clause, sub clause, or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be
invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed
and the decision that it is invalid shall not affect the validity of the remainder.
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Non-Conforming Uses
A lawful use of land, buildings or structures existing or lawfully under construction at the time of
the adoption of the Bylaw, although such use does not conform to the provisions of this Bylaw,
may be continued, subject to the provisions of the Local Government Act.
Permits and Licenses
No permit or license shall be issued for a building, structure or use which violates any of the
provision of this Bylaw.
Compliance with other Legislation
Nothing in this Bylaw shall be taken to relieve any person from complying with the provisions of
any other Bylaw of the District of Vanderhoof or applicable provincial or federal regulations.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Bylaw, all lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve
(ALR) are subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act (ALCA), the Agricultural Land Reserve
(ALR) General Regulation (the ALR General Regulation), the ALR Use Regulation, and any Orders
of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC).
Repeal
The District of Vanderhoof Zoning Bylaw No. 994, 2006 is repealed.
Inspection
Every officer of the Municipality and the Building Official, who is authorized to act in the place of
an Officer for the purposes of this Section are hereby authorized to enter on any property subject
to the regulations of this Bylaw and the Community Charter to ascertain whether the provisions
of this Bylaw are being observed.
Where any dwelling, apartment or guest room of any structure to be entered is occupied, an
Officer or the Building Official shall first obtain the consent of the occupant or provide written
notice to the occupant twenty-four (24) hours in advance of inspection.
Right of Entry
No person shall interfere with or obstruct the entry of an officer of the Municipality or the
Building Official, who is authorized to act in the place of an Officer acting in accordance with
Section 1.11 on to any land or into any building to which entry is made or attempted.
Violation, Offense and Penalty
Violation
Every person who:
i.
Violates any of the provisions of this Bylaw;
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ii.
Causes or permits any act or thing to be done in contravention or violation of any
of the provisions of this Bylaw;
iii.
Neglects or omits to do anything required under this Bylaw;
iv.
Carries out, causes, or permits to be carried out any development in a manner
prohibited by or contrary to any of the provisions of this Bylaw;
v.
Fails to comply with an order, direction or notice given under this Bylaw; or
vi.
Prevents or obstructs or attempts to prevent or obstruct the authorized entry of
an officer on property under Section 1.11;
commits an offence and is punishable in accordance with the Offence Act.
Offense
Each day's continuance of an offence under Section 1.13 constitutes a new and
distinct offence.
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PART 2:
INTERPRETATION
Rules of Interpretation
All measurements are metric.
Whenever references to a zone start with and include only the letters R, RS, CV, C, I, RR,
or A they shall be deemed to include all zones starting with those letters in combination
with the other numbers or letters.
Any enactments, codes or regulations referred to in this Bylaw are references to Federal
or British Columbia enactments, codes or regulations as amended, revised, consolidated
or replaced from time to time and any bylaw referred to in this Bylaw is a bylaw of the
District of Vanderhoof as amended, revised, consolidated or replaced from time to time.
Sketches are included in this Bylaw for the convenience of the reader and do not form a
part of this Bylaw.
Delineation and Location of Zoning Boundaries
The District of Vanderhoof is divided into zones identified in Part 8. The correct name of
each zone created by the Bylaw is set out in Part 8.
The location of each zone is defined on Schedule A, entitled District of Vanderhoof
Official Zoning Map, which is hereby made an integral part of this Bylaw.
Where a zone boundary is shown on Schedule A as following a highway, rail right-of-
way or water course, the centre line of the highway, rail right-of-way or water course
shall be the zone boundary.
Where a zone boundary does not follow a legally defined boundary and where the
distances are not specifically indicated, the location of the boundary shall be determined
by scaling from the Zoning Map.
In circumstances where a single lot is
located in more than one zone, the
provisions of this Bylaw that regulate
the use of land, buildings and
structures; the siting, size, and
dimension of the buildings and
structures, and uses permitted on the
land; the location of uses on the land
and
within
the
building
and
structures; and the shape,
Figure 1: Interpretive Graphic for Split Zones
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dimension, and area of all parcels of land that may be created by subdivision; shall apply
as if the zone boundary were a property line, and in the case of subdivision, be in
compliance with the largest minimum area, or the smallest maximum area that applies
to that lot or portion of the lot being created.
In circumstances where a single lot is located in more than one zone, it is the
responsibility of the property owner to confirm the physical location of the zoning
boundary to determine the required setbacks in a format deemed acceptable by the
Approving Officer, or designate.
Definitions
Individual uses are grouped into definitions with common functional or physical effects
or characteristics. These uses define the range of uses that are principal secondary or
accessory, with or without conditions, within various zones of the Bylaw.
Examples listed in a use definition are to illustrate typical uses and are not intended to
be exclusive, exhaustive, or restrictive.
The following words, terms, and phrases, wherever they occur in this Bylaw, shall have
the meaning assigned to them as follows:
A
ACCESSORY in respect of a use, building, or structure, means customarily incidental,
subordinate, and ancillary to a permitted principal use located on the same parcel;
AIRCRAFT SALES/RENTAL means the sale, charter or rental of aircraft and includes
associated office use, maintenance services and the sale of parts and accessories;
AIRPORT means an area designed and set aside for the arrival, departure, movement or
servicing of aircraft and passengers includes associated buildings and equipment;
AIRPORT HANGAR USE means a building or structure designed for and used for the
manufacture, shelter, repair and maintenance of aircraft and aircraft components;
AISLE means the area of a parcel which provides space for motor vehicle access and
maneuvering but does not include required parking spaces;
AGRICULTURAL USE means the use of lands, buildings or structures for the growing, rearing,
producing, harvesting or storage of agricultural crops, poultry and livestock including
apiaries, horticulture, silviculture, dairying, nurseries, greenhouses and limited processing
and sales of agricultural products, but excludes kennels, slaughterhouses, feed lots, fur
farms, mushroom farms, horse boarding stables and intensive swine operations;
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ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS mean highways that, on the recommendation of the minister
approved by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are classified as arterial highways
in the Transportation Act;
AUCTION HOUSE means the sale of livestock, vehicles, trailers or industrial, agricultural or
construction equipment, parts and materials, etc. to the highest bidder, and may include
accessory repair and temporary storage of such items;
AUTOMOBILE OR TRAILER SALES OR RENTAL LOT means the use of land, buildings or
structures for the display, sale or rental of new or used passenger motor vehicles or trailers
in operable condition and where no repair work is done except minor incidental repair of
vehicles to be displayed, sold or rented on the premises;
AUTOMOBILE REPAIR GARAGE AND PARTS DEPOT means the use of land, buildings, or
structures for major repairs to passenger, commercial and light industrial motor vehicles
and the sale and repair of parts thereof;
AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARD means the use of land, buildings, or structures for
disassembling, dismantling, or junking of motor vehicles or where inoperable moto vehicles
or used parts of motor vehicles are stored;
AVIATION RE-FUELING FACILITIES means a building or structure exclusively used for storage
and supply of aviation fuel;
B
BED AND BREAKFAST means an accessory use to a single-family dwelling to provide lodging
to the traveling public;
BUILDING means any structure used or intended to be used for the purpose of sheltering
persons or animals or storage of chattels;
BUILDING OFFICIAL means the official or officials or officials appointed by the Council of
the District of Vanderhoof to administer the provisions of the BC Building Code, the
District's Building Bylaw, and/or this Bylaw;
C
CAMPGROUND means the use of land, buildings, or structure for the temporary
accommodation of campers or tourists occupying tents, trailers, or recreational vehicles;
CANNABIS RETAIL STORE means a business lawfully permitted and authorized under the
Cannabis Control and Licensing Act for the retail sales of cannabis or products containing
or derived from cannabis;
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CARETAKER DWELLING a dwelling unit used or intended to be used by the owner, operator,
or employee of an institutional, commercial, or industrial use located on the same parcel;
CARPORT means a detached exterior building or portion of a principal building used solely
for the parking or temporary storage of private motor vehicles, open on at least three sides
and in which there are not facilities for repairing or serving such vehicles;
CARRIAGE HOUSING means a secondary dwelling unit constructed above a detached
garage with all required parking spaces provided on the same site;
CEMETARY means the use of land, building or structure for the interment of human or
animal remains and includes burial grounds, columbarium, mausoleum, ash garden and
memorial park;
CHURCH means the use of land, buildings, or structure for religious worship and ancillary
educational, social, recreational, or charitable purposes;
CLUB OR LODGE means the use of land, buildings or structures for the fraternal, social,
recreational, professional or business purposes of an association or organization and may
include limited private sleeping quarters for temporary accommodation and any premises
shall be operated for the use of club members and their guests only;
COMMERCIAL RECREATION means the use of land, buildings or structures for recreational
purposes operated for private profit including amusement arcades, billiard, and pool halls,
bingo halls, bowling alleys, catering establishments, theatres, and similar uses;
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE means a vehicle engaged in carrying on which is designed to carry
goods, wares, or merchandise and which is licensed as a commercial vehicle;
COMMUNITY HALL means a public location where members of the community tend to
gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. The
community hall may be open for the whole community or for a specialized group within
the greater community;
CONGREGATED CARE means the use of land, buildings or structures for a multiple family
residential, boarding home, rest home or other institution where food or lodging or both,
together with care or attention, are furnished, with or without charge, for two or more
persons who, on account of age, infirmity, physical or mental or other disability, require
attention or care, excepting a home maintained by a person to whom those needing are
related by blood or marriage or adoption;
CONSERVATION REARING FACILITY means the use of land, buildings or structures for the
protection, enhancement and renewal of the Nechako sturgeon species or other species of
fish and includes associated community, interpretive and educational facilities;
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CONSTRUCTION CAMP means the use of land, buildings, or structures for the temporary
arrangement of manufactured homes, trailers, recreational vehicles, prefabricated
dwellings or similar dwelling units and accessory buildings and uses used during
development and construction;
CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY means a highway designated as a controlled access
highway under the Transportation Act;
CONVENIENCE STORE means the use of land, buildings or structures for retailing groceries,
confectioneries and small hardware items for the convenient shopping of persons residing
in the adjacent residential area, the floor area of which store shall not exceed 200 m² of
retail shopping area;
COTTAGE HOUSING means a one storey dwelling unit, with no basement, that is
constructed at building grade;
COUNCIL means the duly elected Council of the District of Vanderhoof;
CREMATORIUM means a building or structure used for the cremation of human or animal
remains;
CURB means a raised margin designed for the delineation of off-street parking areas;
D
DAYCARE CENTRE means the use of land, buildings, or structures for a daycare centre
licensed as such under Provincial Regulations;
DISPLAY CENTRE means the use of land, buildings or structures for the outdoor display of
new or used passenger automobiles, recreation vehicles, trailers, trucks, truck trailers,
equipment, machinery or boats in operable condition, which are continually available for
sale or rental and where no repair work is done;
DRIVE-IN means the use of land, buildings or structures for eating establishments with
facilities for prospective customers traveling in motor vehicles which are driven onto the
site where such establishments are located and where the customer is permitted or
encouraged to remain in the vehicle for consuming the food which is purchased;
DWELLING UNIT means a self-contained set of habitable rooms containing not more than
one set of cooking facilities and located in a building, to be used for living and sleeping
purposes for not more than one family;
E
EDUCATION means education, training, or instruction such as public, private, religious,
philanthropic, recreational, cultural, special, alternative, continuing, or distance education
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and may include accessory administration, food and beverage service, and student,
recreational, religious and cultural services, spectator entertainment, patron participation
entertainment, and a dormitory for students, faculty, and staff;
EDUCATION, COMMERCIAL means education, training, or instruction, for consideration in
a skilled trade including a trade school or other such vocation typically for licensing,
registration, or certification purposes such as secretarial, safety and first aid, business,
beauty, modeling, art, dance, drama and music school or pet training;
EDUCATION, HIGHER means community colleges and universities and may include
accessory administration, food and beverage service, research, development, high
technology, and student, recreational, religious and cultural services, spectator
entertainment, patron participation entertainment, and a dormitory for students, faculty
and staff;
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS means the use of land by police, ambulance, search and rescue
or fire protection including wildfire services such as the junior initial attack training grounds
and may include offices, outdoor storage or other emergency operations, ventures and
purposes;
F
FEED LOT means the use of land, buildings, or structures for the purposes of keeping
greater than either:
3 dairy cows
6 beef cows
6 buffalo
30 llamas
30 goats
36 sheep
5 beef cow/calf pairs
6 horses
Per hectare on the legally described parcel of land upon which the feed lot is situated;
FEEDER SWINE means a pig between the age of eight weeks and six months, weighing less
than 102 kilograms;
FENCE means a structure or visual barrier used as an enclosure or screening;
FRONTAGE means the width of a parcel measured along a line 6.0 metres back from the
front parcel line and parallel thereto;
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Figure 2: Interpretive graphic for
"Frontage"
FUR FARM means the use of land, buildings, or structures for the purposes of keeping fur
bearing animals and specifically excludes household animals, pets, and rabbits;
G
GAS BAR means the use of land, building or structures for the retail sale of motor fuels and
lubricants only;
GASOLINE SERVICE STATION means the use of land, buildings or structures for the sale of
motor fuels, lubricants and convenience goods and may include the servicing and minor
repairing of motor vehicles and the sale of automobile accessories, but does not include
body work;
GRADE means the lowest of the average levels of finished ground adjoining each exterior
wall of a building, except that localized depressions need not be considered in the
determination of average levels of finished ground;
GROSS FLOOR AREA means the total area of all the floors measured to the extreme outer
limits of the building, including all suites or dwelling units and all areas giving access thereto
such as corridors, hallways, landings, foyers, staircases, stairwells, mezzanines, enclosed
porches or verandas and elevator shafts;
GROUP HOUSING COMPLEX means the use of land, buildings or structures for a block of 3
or more attached dwelling units located on a single parcel in the form of rows, clusters or
groups, with each dwelling unit having its own exterior access at ground level, sharing one
or more party walls and having its own separate patio, garden, and/or sharing a common
courtyard;
GROUP HOUSING DWELLING UNIT means one family dwelling unit within a group housing
complex;
GSC means Geodetic Survey of Canada datum;
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H
HABITABLE AREA means any space or room, including a manufactured home, that is or can
be used for dwelling purposes;
HEDGE means a closely planted row of bushes, low trees, or similar vegetation;
HEIGHT with reference to a building or structure means the greatest vertical distance from
grade to:
- The highest point of a structure with a flat roof or no roof;
- And the midpoint between the eaves and ridge on a structure with a sloping roof
(excluding flagpoles, water towers, antennas or masts for the transmission or
reception of radio and television signals, chimneys, spires, mechanical
appurtenances located on a roof top, masts or aerials);
For the purpose of calculating height, the grade shall be the lowest of the average levels of
finished ground adjoining each exterior wall of a building, except that localized depressions
need not be considered in the determination of average levels of finished ground;
Figure 3: Interpretive Graphic for "Height"
With reference to a fence, the height shall be determined by measurement from the mean
landscape grade 1.0 m from both sides of the fence. In the case of the retaining wall, the
height at the high side will be used;
HIGHWAY means a street, road, land, bridge, viaduct, and any other way to open to the use
of the public, other than a private right-of-way on private property;
HOME-BASED BUSINESS means any trade, business, profession, or other occupation carried
on by a resident for remuneration in a dwelling unit or accessory building and, which is
secondary to the principal use of the dwelling unit;
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HORSE BOARDING STABLE means the use of land, buildings, or structures for the purposes
of keeping greater than six horses per hectare;
HOTEL means the use of land, buildings, or structures for accommodation for transient
lodgers without individual cooking facilities and with or without restaurant, licensed
beverage rooms, banquet halls, ballrooms, and meeting rooms;
I
INTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL USE means the use of lands, buildings or structures for the
growing, rearing, producing, harvesting or storage of agricultural crops, poultry and
livestock including apiaries, horticulture, silviculture, dairying, nurseries, greenhouses and
limited processing and sales of agricultural products and includes feed lots, fur farms,
mushroom farms, horse boarding stables, intensive swine operations;
INTENSIVE SWINE OPERATION means the use of land, buildings, or structures for the
purposes of keeping greater than either of the following:
3 swine and 4 feeder swine
5 swine, or
10 feeder swine
Per hectare;
J
JUNK YARD means the use of land, buildings or structures for the sale, exchange, storage,
bailing, parking, disassembling or handling or junk, waste, used building materials, used
industrial materials, scrap metal, used, discarded or salvaged materials;
K
KENNEL means the use of land, buildings or structure for any building, structure,
compound, group of pens or cages or property, excluding a veterinary hospital, where three
or more dogs or cats are or are intended to be cared for, bred, boarded or kept for any
purposes whatsoever;
KEYLOCK FUEL INSTALLATION means the use of land, buildings or structures for a facility
restricted to the holders of key cards permitting access thereto for the dispensing of
gasoline, natural gas, propane, or diesel fuel;
L
LANDSCAPE BUFFER means a continuous strip planted in lawns, shrubs, and trees with or
without fence, walkways or other structures or materials used in landscape architecture;
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LANE means a public thoroughfare or way that provides the secondary means of access to
a parcel;
LAUNDROMAT means the use of land, buildings, or structures for coin operated laundry,
drying and dry-cleaning facility;
LICENSED SENIOR COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY means a building which contains sleeping
units for persons receiving care or assistance where the building and/or operator are
regulated or funded by provincial or federal agencies, including care and assisted living as
defined and regulated under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act as amended;
LIQUOR PRIMARY MAJOR means the use of land, buildings or structures where alcoholic
beverages are offered for sale to the public which are characterized by one or more of the
provision of dancing or cabaret entertainment and facilities primarily intended for the
provision and consumption of alcoholic beverages which have a capacity of more than 100
people. Typical uses include but are not limited to beverage rooms, cocktail lounges,
cabarets, and nightclubs. This use must hold a liquor primary license and may include off-
sales as an accessory use;
LIQUOR PRIMARY MINOR means the use of land, buildings, or structures where food and
alcoholic beverages are offered for sale to the public, for consumption within the premises
or off the site. Typical uses include neighbourhood pubs. The person capacity of such
establishments will be 100 or less. This use must hold a liquor primary license and may
include off-sales as an accessory use;
LIQUOR STORE means the retail sale of packaged liquor for consumption off-site;
LIVESTOCK means animals used for agricultural purposes or the products of which are sold
and includes any horse, donkey, mule, cow, goat, sheep, or pig;
LOADING SPACE means an open area used to provide free access for vehicles to a loading
door, platform, or bay for the purpose of loading or unloading;
M
MANUFACTURED HOME means a transportable, single, or multi-sectional dwelling unit
conforming to the CAN/CSA Z240 standard intended to be occupied in a place other than
its manufacture;
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK means the use of land, buildings, or structures for the
purpose of providing space for the accommodation of three or more manufactured homes
and for imposing a charge or rental for the use of such space;
MANUFACTURED HOME SPACE means an area of land intended for the use of one
manufactured home and situated within a manufactured home park;
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MODULAR HOME means a factory-built dwelling unit built to CSA specification A-277 under
the Manufactured Home Act (SBC 2003) suitable for year-round, long term occupancy that
is transportable in one or more sections and is designed for use with a poured foundation
when attached to the required utilities;
MOTEL means the use of land, buildings or structures for temporary occupancy by transient
persons in a building or buildings with each unit having its own parking spaces conveniently
located on the site and each sleeping unit being self-contained, with or without cooking
facilities and with or without a public dining room or restaurant;
MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL means the use of land, buildings, or structures for
residential purposes where a building or buildings on a parcel consists of three or more
dwelling units;
MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT means one dwelling unit within a multiple family
residential building or buildings;
O
OUTDOOR GARDEN SHOP means the use of land, buildings or structures for the outdoor
display and retail sale of bedding plants, flowers, and nursery stock;
OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES mean the use of land, buildings, or structures for
facilities for sports and active recreation activities conducted outdoors including golf
courses, driving ranges, equestrian centres, arenas, racetracks, and other similar outdoor
facilities;
P
PARCEL means any lot, block or other area in which land is held or into which it is
subdivided, including a strata lot created by bare land strata subdivision, but does not
include a highway, right-of-way, or easement;
PARCEL LINE, EXTERIOR SIDE means a parcel line other than a rear or front parcel line that
is common to the parcel and a highway other than a lane;
PARCEL LINE, FRONT means a parcel boundary contiguous to a highway other than a lane,
provided that in respect of a corner parcel, the front parcel line shall be the shortest parcel
boundary contiguous to a highway other than a lane;
PARCEL LINE, INTERIOR SIDE means a parcel line other than a rear or front parcel line
common to more than one parcel or the parcel and a lane;
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PARCEL LINE, REAR means the boundary of a parcel
which lies the most opposite to and is not connected to
the front parcel line;
PARKING SPACE means a space within a building or a
parking area for the parking of one vehicle, excluding
areas required to provide ramps and support structures;
PAWN BROKER includes every person who carries on the
business of taking goods in pawn;
PAWN SHOP means any place or premise where the
business of a pawn broker is transacted;
Figure 4: Interpretive Graphic for "Parcel Line,
Front, Interior Side and Rear"
PERSONAL SERVICE means the use of land, buildings or structures for a barber shop, hair
dressing salon, dry cleaning establishment, laundromat, photographic studio, artist studio,
shoe repair shop, tailor shop, dressmaking shop, music studio, florist shop, optical and
watch repair shop, electrical appliance repair shop, insurance or real estate office,
professional office and bank or similar institutions;
PRINCIPAL BUILDING means the building that contains the principal use of the parcel and
shall include attached garages or carports, but does not include an accessory building;
PRINCIPAL USE means the main purpose for which land, buildings or structures are used or
intended to be used;
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY USES mean the use of land, buildings or structures for auditoriums,
dance halls, meeting halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, theatres, and similar uses;
PUBLIC USE means the use of land, buildings or structures for facilities utilized by a
company regulated by the Utilities Commission Act, Government or Agency of Government;
PUBLIC PARK means a dedicated area maintained in its natural and/or improved state as
public property for public recreation and associated uses;
PUBLIC RECREATION means a building, structure or use of land which is available for
community activities and recreational enjoyment of the general public;
R
RECREATION VEHICLE means any vehicle, trailer or coach, constructed or equipped to be
used as a temporary living or sleeping quarters by travelers;
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RECYCLING DEPOT means the use of land, buildings or structures for the buying, collection,
sorting and temporary storage of bottles, cans, newspapers, and similar household goods
for reuse;
RESTAURANT means the use of land, buildings or structures for an establishment where
food is offered for sale to the public and includes cafes, coffee shops, cafeterias, dairy bars,
refreshment stands, fast food take-out establishments or tea rooms, but does not include
drive-in restaurants;
RETAIL STORE means the use of land, buildings or structures where goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, articles or things are offered or kept for sale at retail and includes
storage of limited quantities of such goods, wares, merchandise, substances, articles or
things, sufficient only to service such a retail establishment;
ROWHOUSING COMPLEX means the use of land, buildings or structures for a building
containing at least three and not more than six side-by-side one family dwelling units, with
each dwelling unit attached to its neighbour at its side and in which each dwelling unit shall
be separated from each other by a party wall;
ROWHOUSING DWELLING UNIT means one dwelling unit within a rowhousing complex;
RURAL HOME-BASED BUSINESS means a small scale use carried out by a resident of the
premises providing a service primarily to the local community and which is accessory to the
single family dwelling or agricultural operation including, but not limited to, a carpentry
shop, a welding shop, a metal working shop, a blacksmith shop and the enclosed
maintenance and repair of vehicles and machinery; it shall not include wrecking yards, sand
and gravel processing ,sawmills, intensive agriculture, vehicle recycling, heavy industry use
or special industry use;
S
SECONDARY DWELLING means a detached self-contained dwelling that is subordinate to a
principal dwelling on the same parcel in terms of size, scale, and massing, is exclusively used
for occupancy by one household, and that is serviced with an approved and permanent
water and sewer system. Typical detached dwelling uses include carriage housing and
cottage housing but do not include manufactured housing;
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Figure 5: Interpretive Graphic for Carriage vs. Cottage Housing
SECONDARY SUITE means an accessory second dwelling unit located within a single-family
dwelling and which meets the criteria listed in the BC Building Code for secondary suites;
SECONDARY USE means a use contained within the list of Secondary Uses for each zone
identified in Part 8 of this Bylaw, that are only permitted on sites that are maintained and
occupied for one or more of the principal uses permitted by that zone;
SENIORS GROUP LODGING means housing for households that meet the criteria for Seniors
Housing in the Official Community Plan;
SCREENING means a continuous fence, wall, evergreen hedge, or combination thereof that
will effectively screen the parcel it encloses and is broken only by access driveways, lanes,
and walkways;
SETBACK means the required minimum distance between a building, structure or use and
each of the respective parcel lines;
Figure 6: Interpretive Graphic for "Setback" on a
Corner Lot
Figure 7: Interpretive Graphic for "Setback"
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SHIPPING CONTAINER means a large, strong container , usually of metal, primarily used to
store goods during shipment. Can be referred to interchangeably with the names SeaCan,
C-Can or Cargo Container with a variety of applicable uses.
SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING means the use of land, buildings or structures for any building
consisting of one detached dwelling unit which is occupied or intended to be occupied as a
permanent home or residence. This use includes modular homes that conform to the CSA
A-277 standard when placed on a permanent poured foundation and attached to the
required utilities but does not include manufactured homes;
SPECIAL NEEDS PERSON means family members with ongoing physical or intellectual
disabilities or family members who are unable to live independent of some form of care or
supervision;
SPECIAL NEEDS UNIT is defined in Section 4.4 of this Bylaw;
SPECIAL WASTE STORAGE means the use of land, buildings, or structures for the storage of:
Any of the following:
i.
A chlorobiphenyl that has the molecular formula C12 H10-n CIn which "n" is
greater than 2 ("chlorobiphenyl);
ii.
Any liquid containing more than 50 parts per million by weights of
chlorobiphenyls ("PCB liquid");
iii.
Any material or substance other than PCB liquid that contains or is
contaminated with chlorobiphenyls at a concentration greater than 50 parts
per million by weight of chlorobiphenyls ("PBC Solid");
iv.
A manufactured item that contains or is contaminated with PCB liquids or
PCB solids and includes transformers, capacitors, and containers ("PCB
equipment");
v.
PCB liquid, PCB solid or PCB equipment that has been taken out of service
for the purpose of disposal.
Dangerous goods as defined in Section 2 of the Transportation of Dangerous
Goods Act (Canada) and as regulated in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Regulations of Canada, SOR/85-77 of January 18, 1985 (the "Federal Regulations")
as the Federal Regulations stood as of September 1, 1990, which dangerous goods
are no longer used for their original purpose ("Dangerous Goods") and are:
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i.
Dangerous goods that would be disposed of as waste but that are otherwise
transported to a facility for recycling, other than dangerous good s that are
to be applied into or onto land or that are to be disposed of by burning, being
burned as a fuel or mixed with a fuel before being burned; or
ii.
Intended for treatment of disposal, including storage before treatment of
disposal.
but does not include dangerous goods that are:
i.
Refuse that is collected from residential premises;
ii.
Sewage effluent from domestic sources, but does not include sewage
effluent from industrial sources;
iii.
Defective or otherwise not useable for the intended purposes and that are
in the process of being returned directly to the manufacturer or supplier;
iv.
Included solely in Class 7 of the said Federal Regulations as of October 16,
1989; or
v.
Listed in List II of Schedule II of the Federal Regulations and have the
numerical "37" in Column IV of that list.
Waste oil in excess of 100 litres per parcel of land, being lubricating oil, cutting oil,
fuel oil, gear oil, hydraulic oil or any other refined petroleum based oil or synthetic
oil where the oils are in the waste in a total concentration greater than 3% by
weight and the oils through use, storage or handling have become unsuitable for
their original purpose die to the presence of impurities or loss of original
properties;
Waste asbestos, being a waste containing friable asbestos fibers or asbestos dust in
a concentration greater than 1% by weight either at the time of manufacture or as
determined by the test method "Asbestos in Bulk Samples - Dispersion Staining",
Industrial Hygiene, Laboratory Analytical Methods, Workers' Compensation Boards
of British Columbia (as that method existed as of October 16, 1989);
Waste pest control product containers and wastes containing pest control
products, which products are products registered as pest control products under
the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) as of October 16, 1989 and Consolidated
Pest Control Products Act (Canada) as of October 2002;
Leachable waste, being waste which when subjected to the leachate extraction
procedure described in Part 1 of Schedule 4 of B.C. Regulation 63/88 as of October
16, 1989 produces an extract with a contaminate concentration greater
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than those prescribed in Table 1 of Schedule 4 of B.C. Reg. 63/88 as of October
16, 1989;
SPECIALTY BREW STORE means an establishment that sells the supplies for the brewing of
beer, wine and soft drinks for personal consumption and provides space and equipment for
the brewing on site of beer, wine, and soft drinks for person consumption;
STORAGE YARD means the use of land, buildings or structures for the storage, baling, piling,
handling, sale or distribution of construction materials and equipment, solid fuels, lumber
and new building materials, monuments and stone products, public service and utility
equipment or goods, materials, products, vehicles, equipment or machinery. A storage yard
shall not include an automobile wrecking yard, a display yard, or a junk yard;
STRATA LOT LINE means the legally defined limits of any bare land strata lot within a bare
land strata subdivision;
SWINE means any pig, piglet, hog, sow, brood sow or boar being both over the age of eight
weeks and weighting greater than 18 kilograms;
T
TEMPORARY USE PERMIT means a permit that may be issued under Section 493 of the
Local Government Act;
TEMPORARY WORK CAMP means the development of one or more buildings for the
purposes of housing workers associated with large pipeline projects on a temporary basis,
generally less than 3 years in length. This may include other uses which are typically
associated with this type of temporary accommodation including security operator suites,
sundry retail, laundry facilities, food preparation, recreation, administration, medical
facilities, and parking areas required for the functioning of the camp. Typically, this use will
be required to support the short-term housing demands of large construction workforce
for projects such as the construction of a natural gas pipeline;
TWO FAMILY DWELLING means the use of land, buildings or structures for any building
consisting of two dwelling units each of which is occupied or intended to be occupied as a
permanent residence;
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Figure 8: Interpretive Graphic for "Two-Family
Dwelling"
W
WASTE DISPOSAL SITE means a site operated by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako
or the District of Vanderhoof for waste collection of disposal purposes or any other site
which has been approved and is regulated for waste disposal purposes pursuant to the
Waste Management Act;
WHOLESALE means the use of land, buildings or structures for a business dealing in the sale
of commodities to retail dealers or to other wholesale dealers or to contractors or to
manufacturers for resale or for use in their business;
Y
YARD, FRONT means that portion of a parcel
extending across the full width of the parcel
measured at right angles from the front parcel line
to the nearest projection of a building or structure;
YARD, REAR means that portion of a parcel
extending across the full width of the parcel
measured at right angles from the rear parcel line to
the nearest projection of a building or structure;
YARD, SIDE means that portion of a parcel extending
from the front yard to the rear yard measured at
right angles from the side parcel line to the nearest
projection of a building to structure;
Figure 9: Interpretive Graphic for "Yard, Front,
Rear and Side"
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PART 3:
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
General Provisions
The General Development Regulations of Section 3 apply to all zones established under
this Bylaw. Where there appears to be a conflict with the regulations in other Sections,
these regulations apply unless those Sections specifically exclude or modify these
general development regulations.
Number of Principal Buildings on a Parcel
When the calculation of residential density results in a fraction of a dwelling, the nearest
positive integer shall be used.
No residential use building or manufactured home shall be located on the same parcel
as any other non-residential building or use, except as otherwise provided for in this
Bylaw.
Accessory Buildings and Structures
Accessory buildings and structures shall be permitted in all zones as specified in Part 8
of this Bylaw.
An accessory use shall be located on the same lot as the principal permitted use to which
it is accessory, except as permitted in the off-street parking and loading of Part 5 of this
Bylaw.
Maximum Site Coverage in R and RS Zones
Maximum site coverage of all structures located on parcels in R and RS zones shall not
exceed 40% of the total parcel area.
Parcel Area
Exemption from Minimum Parcel Area:
The provisions of Part 8 of this Bylaw pertaining to minimum parcel size do not apply
in the case where the parcel being created is to be used solely for an unattended
building or equipment necessary for the operation of:
i.
A community water system;
ii.
A community sewer system;
iii.
A community gas distribution system;
iv.
A radio or television receiving or broadcasting antenna;
v.
A telecommunication relay station;
vi.
An air navigation aid;
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vii.
An electrical substation or power generating station;
viii.
Parks and playgrounds; or
ix.
Any other similar public service facility or utility.
Buildings and Structures Permitted in Setback Areas
No building or structure other than the following shall be located in the setback areas
required in this Bylaw:
A fence which complies with the following regulations:
i.
On all parcels except those in a I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4 zone, a fence not greater
than 1.8 metres in height, provided that a fence in the required front yard
shall not exceed 1.1 metres in height except in the case of private
swimming pools where fencing not greater than 2.5 metres in height shall
be permitted except in a required front yard;
ii.
On parcels designated I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, a fence not greater than 2.4 metres
in height;
iii.
On any parcel used as a cemetery, public park, playground, playfield or
school grounds, an open mesh or chain link fence not greater than 4.0
metres in height.
An eave, gutter, cornice, sill, bay window, chimney, or other projection into the
required side yard setback not more than 0.6 metres;
An uncovered patio or terrace;
Steps, balconies, and sundecks, provided that such projections do not exceed 1.2
metres, nor are closer than 1.5 metres to any parcel line;
In accordance with the Transportation Act no building or structure shall, without
the consent of the Minister, be placed within the following distance from the
property line fronting on any Arterial Highway (Highway 16):
i.
If a public lane or alley provides secondary access to the property, 3.0
metres; or
ii.
In any other case, 4.5 metres.
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Figure 10: Interpretive Graphic for Projections into Yard Setbacks
Public Uses and Utilities Permitted in All Zones
The following uses are permitted in all zones established under this Bylaw:
Parks and playgrounds; and
Navigational aids, radio and television antennas and other utility structures
provided that:
i.
In the R, RS, C and RR zones, designated in Part 8 of the Bylaw, no exterior
storage or equipment repair or maintenance facility shall be permitted; and
ii.
The location of the structure of use on the parcel is necessary for the safe
and efficient operation of the utility.
Notwithstanding Section 3.7.1, any uses that are not consistent with Section 11(3) of the
Agricultural Land Reserve Use Regulation may not be permitted in the ALR without an
application to the ALC.
Subdivision
Minimum parcel area and minimum parcel frontage shall apply to the subdivision of
land in accordance with the regulations of the zone in which the land is located.
Security
The District may require that an applicant for a land use permit provide security based
on a complete construction cost estimate from a qualified professional in an amount
equal to 120% of the estimated cost to satisfy a landscaping or screening requirement
of this Bylaw, correct an unsafe condition, correct damage to the environment or
guarantee the removal of a temporary manufactured housing, accessory building or
structure as a condition of obtaining, continuing to hold or renewing a land use permit.
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If the permit holder fails to satisfy the requirements identified in Section 3.9.1 of this
Bylaw within the timeframe identified within the Land Use Permit, the District may apply
the security in payment of the cost of the works, construction or other activities
required to satisfy the landscaping or screening requirement, correct the unsafe
condition, correct the damage to the environment, or removal of the temporary
manufactured housing, accessory building or structure, with any excess security funds
returned to the holder of the permit.
The District may require that the owner provide security, in a form approved by the
District by whichever of the following the owner chooses: irrevocable letter of credit,
cash deposit or certified cheque.
Vision Clearance at Intersections
On a corner lot in a residential zone or highway intersection, no fence, building, sign,
structure or other screening shall be erected or planted to a height greater than 0.6m in
the triangle formed by two road right-of-way boundaries and a line joining two points
on those boundaries measured 6.0m from the point of intersection as shown in Figure
11.
Figure 11: Interpretive Graphic for Site
Triangle
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PART 4:
SPECIFIC USE REGULATIONS
Setbacks for Strata Subdivisions
The setback provisions of Part 8 of this Bylaw do not apply in relation to the parcel lines
of a lot created by the deposit of a bare land strata plan under the Strata Property Act,
except where the parcel line abuts a highway, or any other land not included in the
strata plan.
Residential buildings, manufactured homes, accessory buildings, and structures located
within a bare land strata subdivision must be located no closer than:
4.5 metres of an internal roadway;
1.5 metres of an interior side strata lot line, except for the property line on a
common wall;
4.5 metres of a front strata lot line; and
1.5 metres of a rear strata lot line.
Home-Based Business
All home-based businesses shall be accessory uses and must comply with the following:
The owner and the operator of the home-based business must reside within the
principal residence located on the same property for which the home-based
business is conducted;
The owner and the operator of the home-based business must obtain the consent
of the registered home owner prior to establishing a home-based business in any
principal residence if the owner/operator is not also registered on Title as the
property owner of the principal residence for which the home-based business is
conducted;
The registered owner on Title assumes all responsibility for any and all violations or
fines issued for home-based businesses operated out of the principal residence that
fail to comply with the regulations of Section 4.2.1 of this Bylaw in accordance with
Section 1.13 of this Bylaw;
A home-based business shall only be conducted within a principal building and no
exterior storage or operation of the home-based business shall be permitted;
No variation from the residential character and appearance of land or buildings shall
be permitted and no external structural change to any principal building or structure
for the purpose of accommodating a home-based business shall be permitted;
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No nuisance from noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare electrical or
radio disturbance shall be produced by the home-based business and, at all times,
the privacy and enjoyment of adjacent dwellings shall be preserved and the home
based business shall not adversely affect the amenities of the neighbourhood; and
The home-based business shall not generate any pedestrian or vehicular traffic or
parking in excess of that which is generally characteristic of the neighbourhood
within which it is located.
The home-based business can be carried on only by a person whose normal and principal
place of residence is in the dwelling unit together with no more than one other person
who does not reside in the dwelling unit.
The home-based business shall not occupy a required parking space and no parking of
commercial vehicles larger than 4100 kg gross vehicle weight on or about the site is
allowed for a home-based business.
The total floor area of home-based businesses shall not occupy more than 25% of the
floor area of the dwelling.
No retail sales that exceed or fail to comply with the regulations of Section 4.2.1 of this
Bylaw shall be permitted as a home-based business.
A single non-illuminated, non-reflective sign, not to exceed 0.4 m2, may be erected on
the property.
When a home-based business involves the cutting and wrapping of wild game or any
meat, it shall satisfy all requirements of the Health Act.
Rural Home-Based Business
All rural home-based businesses shall be accessory uses and must comply with the
following:
The owner and the operator of the home-based business must reside within the
principal residence located on the same property for which the home-based
business is conducted;
A rural home-based business shall be conducted only within a principal building or
an accessory building or structure;
The owner and the operator of the home-based business must obtain the consent
of the registered home owner prior to establishing a home-based business in any
principal residence or accessory building or structure if the owner/operator is not
also registered on Title as the property owner of the property upon which the home-
based business is conducted;
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The registered owner on Title assumes all responsibility for any and all violations or
fines issued for home-based businesses operated out of the principal residence or
accessory building or structure that fail to comply with the regulations of Section
4.2.1 of this Bylaw in accordance with Section 1.13 of this Bylaw;
Exterior storage or operation of the rural home-based business must be fully
screened from view from adjacent properties;
No apparent variation from the residential character and appearance of land or
buildings shall be permitted;
No unpleasant noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odours, heat, glare, electrical or radio
disturbance shall be produced by the rural home-based business and, at all times
the privacy and enjoyment of adjustment dwellings shall be preserved and the rural
home-based business shall not adversely affect the amenities of the
neighbourhood; and
The rural home-based business shall not generate any pedestrian or vehicular traffic
or parking in excess of that which is generally characteristic of the neighbourhood
within which it is located and the general rule to ensure this is there shall be no
more than two home-based business clients or customers on site during any
consecutive 60 minutes.
The total floor area within an accessory building used for a rural home-based business
use shall not exceed:
500m² where the side area is larger than 8 ha;
250m² where the site area is 8 ha or less.
The rural home-based business can be carried on only by a person whose normal and
principal place of residence is in the dwelling unit together with a maximum of two other
persons who do not reside at the rural home-based business location.
The sales of retail goods shall be limited to those products required for the service
provided, agricultural products, mail order sales, telephone sales and sales of the
finished principal product of the home-based business.
A single, non-illuminated, non-reflective sign, not to exceed 1.0m², may be erected on
the property.
When a rural home-based business involves the cutting and wrapping of wild game or
any meat, it shall satisfy all requirements of the Health Act.
The minimum lot area required for a rural home-based business is 1.6 ha (4 acres).
Rural home-based business vehicles shall meet the regulations of Section 4.6.2 of this
Bylaw and shall occupy no more than 2,000 m2 of the property.
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Section 4.4 deleted by Bylaw 1305, 2026
Outdoor Storage and Display Yards
Storage yards shall not be permitted:
In a front yard setback area;
In any required setback area, which abuts a parcel in a R, RS or RR zone; and
In any required setback area, which abuts a street separating the parcel on which
the storage is to take place from a parcel in a R, RS or RR zone.
Except at points of ingress and egress, display yards shall be separated from an adjoining
street, or from a directly abutting parcel in a R, RS or RR zone, by a landscaped buffer
not less than 1.5 metres in width.
A shipping container may be located on a site for use for any waste building materials
for a period not exceeding two years from the date a Building Permit has been issued
provided that the cargo container shall be removed upon completion or expiry of the
Building Permit.
No shipping containers are permitted on a site zoned C-1, C-2, R1, RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, any
CV zones and/or any site zoned A-1 with a lot size smaller than 1.6 hectares unless in
accordance with Section 4.5.3.
Shipping containers are permitted as an accessory use, building or structure only in the
R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, C-3, C-4, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, RR-1, RR-2 zones and/or any site zoned A-
1 having a lot size of 1.6 hectares or greater, and only in accordance the following
conditions:
Shall be no longer than 13 metres nor wider than 2.5 metres per shipping container;
Shall not be placed for the purpose of display or advertising;
Shall be fully enclosed within a building or structure and subject to a Building Permit
application and Inspection or the exterior shall be sided or painted to match
colour(s) and style of existing and principal buildings on same lot;
Unless otherwise specified, may only be used for the storage of materials related to
a permitted use on the site;
Shall be subject to the siting requirements for accessory buildings/structures on the
lot where the shipping container is located;
Shall be located in the rear or side yard;
May be stacked provided that the height of the shipping containers or cargo
containers combined shall not exceed the maximum principal building height on the
lot where the shipping container or cargo container is located;
Shall not encroach into a landscape buffer required by Part 6 of this Bylaw;
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In the I and A zones shipping and cargo containers shall be screened from view from
the street and from abutting residential and commercial properties in accordance
with Part 6 of this Bylaw.
Storage of Vehicles in Residential Zones
No commercial vehicle, truck, bus, dismantled or wrecked vehicle, trailer, recreational
vehicle, tow truck or any equipment or building materials shall be parked or stored in a
R zone, except as follows:
One commercial vehicle or truck not exceeding 4,100 kg;
Trucks, commercial vehicles, or equipment required for the construction, repair,
servicing, or maintenance of the premises during normal working hours;
Building materials when the owner, lessee or occupier of the premises is in
possession of a valid building permit, provided that the material stored are in
connection with the construction or development of the building pursuant to the
building permit; and
Any unlicensed, dismantled, or wrecked vehicle for a period of not more than 30
consecutive days within any 60-day period.
No commercial vehicle, truck, bus, dismantled or wrecked vehicle, trailer, recreational
vehicle, tow truck or any equipment or building materials shall be parked or stored in a
RS, RR or A-1 zone, except as follows:
One commercial vehicle or truck not exceeding 20,000 kg;
Trucks, commercial vehicles, or equipment required for the construction, repair,
servicing, or maintenance of the premises during normal working hours;
Building materials when the owner, lessee or occupier of the premises is in
possession of a valid building permit, provided that the material stored are in
connection with the construction or development of the building pursuant to the
building permit;
Any unlicensed, dismantled, or wrecked vehicle for a period of not more than 30
consecutive days within any 60-day period; and
Commercial vehicles or trucks exceeding 5500 kg gross vehicle weight shall be
parked or stored on private property.
Storage of Special Waste
Special waste storage is prohibited within 1,000 metres of any parcel zoned as R-1, R-2,
R-3, R-4, R-5, RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, CV-1, CV-2, CV-3, RR-1, RR-2 or A-1.
Floodplain Management
Floodplain regulations are contained within the District of Vanderhoof Floodplain
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Management Bylaw.
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Bed and Breakfast
Bed and breakfast in conjunction with a single-family dwelling shall, where permitted
in a particular zone, comply with the following additional regulations:
A maximum of two rooms may be used for providing lodging to the traveling
public;
The single-family dwelling is not simultaneously used for roomers or boarders;
The bed and breakfast establishment shall be occupied by the owner of the single-
family dwelling unit;
The length of stay for a guest shall not exceed ten (10) consecutive days; and
A single non-illuminated identification sign, not to exceed 0.4 m2, may be erected
on the property.
Secondary Dwelling
A secondary dwelling shall be permitted
in zones R-1, RS-1, RS-3, RR- 1, and RR-
2, but only on properties having a lot
width of 12.0 m or greater.
A secondary dwelling shall be permitted
only as a secondary use to a principal
dwelling.
The principal and secondary dwelling
shall be located on the same lot.
No more than one secondary dwelling
shall be permitted per lot.
Figure 12: Interpretive Graphic for Secondary Dwelling Setbacks
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A secondary dwelling is not permitted in conjunction with a bed & breakfast,
secondary suite, or multiple residential uses on the same site.
All dedicated parking spaces required by Table 1 of this Bylaw shall be provided on the
same lot for a secondary dwelling.
Siting of a secondary dwelling use shall comply with the following:
The maximum floor area of a secondary dwelling, when combined with the area of
all other structures on the property shall not exceed 40% of the total parcel area;
The maximum floor area of a secondary dwelling shall not exceed 90 m2 or a
maximum of 60% of the floor area of the principal dwelling, whichever is less;
The maximum height of a secondary dwelling shall not exceed 7.0 m;
Shall be setback not less than 1.5 metres from an interior parcel line;
Shall be setback not less than 3.0 metres from an exterior parcel line;
Shall be setback a minimum of 1.5 metres from a rear parcel line; and
Shall be setback not less than 2.4 metres from the nearest projection beyond the
building face of the principal residential dwelling.
Secondary Suites
A secondary suite, in conjunction with a single-family dwelling in permitted zones, shall
comply with the following regulations:
Secondary suites are permitted only in single-family dwellings in the R-1, R-2, R-3,
R-4, RS-1, RS-3, RR-1, RR-2, and A-1 zones;
Only one secondary suite is permitted in a single-family dwelling unit;
The total area of the secondary suite shall be in determined in accordance with the
B.C. Building Code, as amended; and
Where there is a secondary suite, one additional parking space shall be provided
on the parcel.
Temporary Use Permits
Council may, by resolution, and in accordance with the requirements of the Local
Government Act, with respect to any zone, on application of an owner of land, issue a
Temporary Use Permit which may:
Permit one or more specified temporary use(s) on a Lot;
Permit the construction or use of buildings or structures to accommodate persons
who work at the enterprise in respect of which the permit is issued; and
Specify conditions under which the temporary use(s) may be carried out.
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Council will evaluate the issuance of a Temporary Use Permit based on the following:
Whether the proposed Use is consistent with the designation for the land in the
District of Vanderhoof Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1229, 2020;
Whether the proposed use is consistent with relevant policies adopted by Council;
The nature and extent of any community benefit from the proposed temporary
use;
The suitability and compatibility of the proposed use with the surrounding area,
including its operation, function, appearance, and intensity of use;
The impact of the proposed use on the operation of adjacent uses, including future
land uses permitted by this Bylaw and by the District of Vanderhoof Official
Community Plan Bylaw No. 1229, 2020; and
Whether the proposed use is truly of a temporary nature or whether it would be
more appropriate for Council to consider permitting the use by rezoning.
All holders of Temporary Use Permits will be required, as a condition of the permit, to
give an undertaking to demolish or remove a temporary building or structure or
accessory building which was established to accommodate a temporary use, and to
restore the land to a "found" condition, within thirty (30) days of the end of the permit
term; the undertaking will form part of the permit. If the owner fails to comply with the
undertaking, the District may enter onto the land and carry out the demolition, removal,
or restoration, at the expense of the owner.
Council may, as a condition of issuing a Temporary Use Permit, require that the applicant
provide to the District, security in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit or cash, to
guarantee the performance of the terms of the permit.
A person to whom a Temporary Use Permit has been issued may apply to have the
permit renewed; however, the permit may be renewed only once.
Cannabis Retail Store
No Cannabis Retail Store may be located within 150 m from any Elementary or
Secondary School (as measured in a radius from the parcel property lines to any portion
of the Cannabis Retail Store).
No Cannabis Retail Store may be located within 500 m of another Cannabis Retail Store
(as measured in a radius from the business primary entrance).
No Cannabis Retail Store may be located on a parcel that fronts on Highway 16, unless
otherwise approved and operated in accordance with Section 11 (3) of the Agricultural
Land Reserve Use Regulation.
Temporary Work Camp
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New Temporary Work Camps in the District shall only be permitted through a Temporary
Use Permit process in accordance with Section 4.12 of this Bylaw and shall adhere to
site specific development regulations as determined by the District at the time of
application, which may include some or all but not limited to the following regulations:
No sleeping unit shall be used as the temporary residence of more than one person;
The minimum front parcel line setback shall be 20.0 m;
The minimum rear parcel setback shall be 3.0 m;
The minimum interior parcel line setback shall be 3.0;
The minimum exterior parcel line setback shall be 3.0 m; and
For Temporary Construction Camps that abut an Arterial Highway, the following
landscaping and screening regulations shall apply in addition to the landscaping and
screening specifications set out in Part 6 of this Bylaw:
i.
A minimum 6.0 m wide landscape screen capable of achieving a minimum
3.5 m height planted on an average of 5 every metres interrupted only for
vehicular access to the temporary construction camp site; or
ii.
An opaque fence with a minimum height of 1.8 metres.
Buildings, structures, garbage receptacles, sewage disposal facilities, recreation
vehicles, vehicle or equipment parking, removal or deposit of soil or outdoor storage
shall not be permitted within required landscape screen.
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PART 5:
PARKING AND LOADING
Off-Street Parking
Where the terms of this Bylaw require the provision of off-street parking, the location,
design, operation, and maintenance of said off-street parking areas shall comply with
the regulations of this section.
Where off-street parking is provided in excess of the requirements set out by this Bylaw,
the location, design, operation, and maintenance of said off-street parking areas shall
comply with the regulations of this section.
Space of the off-street parking of motor vehicles in respect of class of a building or parcel
permitted under this Bylaw shall be provided and retained in accordance with Table 1
of this Bylaw.
The regulations contained in this section do not apply to buildings, structures and uses
existing as of the date of adoption of this Bylaw; However, any new addition to an
existing building or structure or any change or addition to the existing use of a parcel
shall then be required to provide and maintain off-street parking spaces in accordance
with this section.
The number of required off street parking spaces shall be calculated as follows:
The number of off-street parking spaces required for a building or use is calculated
according to Table 1 of this Bylaw in which Column I sets out the use of a building
or parcel and Column II sets out the number of required off-street parking spaces;
Where the calculation of required off-street parking space results in a fraction, one
parking space shall be provided in respect of that fraction;
Where seating accommodation is the basis for a unit of measurement under this
section and consists of benches, pews, booths or similar seating accommodation,
each 0.5 m of width of such seating shall be deemed to be one seat;
In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for the off-street parking facility
shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately;
For non-residential buildings or uses, off-street parking spaces may be provided
collectively by two or more buildings or uses, provided that the total number of
parking spaces is not less than the sum of the requirements for the various
individual uses; and
Where access is required to an Arterial Highway (Highway 16), the number and
size of the off-street parking areas shall be in accordance with Ministry of
Transportation and Infrastructure standards and specifications.
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Table 1: Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
TABLE 1
Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
Column I
Use of Building or Parcel
Column II
Required Number of Spaces
RESIDENTIAL
Single and two-family dwellings
2 per dwelling unit
Group housing, row housing and multiple family
dwelling units
1 per studio or 1-bedroom dwelling unit
plus 1.5 per 2-bedroom dwelling unit
plus 2 per 3-bedroom dwelling unit
plus 1 per 7 dwelling units
Congregate Care
1 per 5 beds plus 1 per 2 employees
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Animal hospital
4 per veterinarian
Automobile sales and service, recreational vehicle,
boat,
trailer,
heavy
equipment
and
light
industrial/commercial sales, equipment repair
lots, garages, and parts depots
1 per 35 m2 of sales floor areas
Plus 1 per 2 service bays
Auction Houses
1 per 10 m2 of auction floor area
Building Materials Supply
1 per 35 m2 of sales floor area plus 1 per 90 m2 of
warehouse/storage area
Campgrounds/Recreational Vehicle Sites
1 per 2 spaces plus 1
Car Wash
1 per 2 employees plus 2 per wash bay
Commercial Recreation including Amusement
Arcades, Pool and Billiard Halls, Bowling Alleys,
and similar uses
3 per bowling alley, 2 per court, 1 per billiard/pool
table plus 1 per 20 m2 of activity space
Convenience Stores
1 per 35 m2 of retail floor area or 2, whichever is
greater
Fast Food Pick-Up and Drive-In
2 per 74 m2 of GFA plus 1 per 8 seats or 3,
whichever is greater
Gasoline Service Station
1 per 2 employees plus 2 per service bay
Greenhouses
1 per 15 m2 of sales floor area or direct farm
marketing area
Health Spas, Fitness Clubs and Gymnasiums
1 per 10 m2 of floor area used by guests
Hotels and Motels
1 per sleeping unit plus additional spaces for each
accessory use plus 1 per 10 seats for meeting
rooms
Laundromats
1 per 3 washing machines
Marinas
2 per 4 boat spaces
Nurseries
1 per 20 m2 of sales floor area or direct farm
marketing area
Offices, Medical/Dental
4 per doctor/dentist
Offices, Business, Government and Professional
1 per 30 m2 gross floor area
Offices, Police
1 per 74 m2 gross floor area
Post Office
1 per 300 post office boxes plus 1 per 140 m2
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gross floor area
Restaurants, Cabarets, Lounges, Pubs, and similar
establishments
1 per 4 seats
Shopping Centre (all uses combined)
4.5 per 100 m2 gross floor area
Stores, Retail, Video Rental, Supermarkets, Liquor
Store, Personal Service, other commercial uses
not otherwise mentioned
1 per 30 m2 of gross floor area
Theatres
1 per 5 seats
Taxi Office
1 per taxi
Radio and Television Station
1 per 140 m2 gross floor area
Transportation Depot
1 per 20 m2 of waiting room plus 1 per 2 bays for
loading buses
Warehouse, mini-storage buildings, and other
industrial uses not otherwise mentioned
1 per 90 m2 gross floor area
CIVIC, INSTITUTIONAL & PUBLIC
Churches
1 per 5 seats
College
6 per classroom
Schools, Elementary
1 per classroom
Schools, Secondary
5 per classroom
Hospital
1 per 2 employees plus 1 per 5 beds
Funeral Parlor
1 per 5 seats
Library, Museum, Cultural Facility
1 per 40 m2 gross floor area
Public Assembly, including arenas, auditoriums,
community centres, dance halls, exhibition halls,
meeting halls, stadiums, swimming pools and
similar uses
1 per 5 seats plus 1 per 10 m2 of floor area in areas
without fixed seats, excluding playing surfaces
Outdoor Recreation, Parks, Playfields
10 per hectare of parcel area or 25 per playfield
All required off-street parking shall be used for the purpose of accommodating vehicles
or clients, customers, employees, members, residents, or tenants who use the principal
facility and such parking shall not be used for driveways, access or egress, commercial
repair work, display or storage yard.
Location of Parking Spaces
Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same parcel as the
building or use they serve, except as follows:
i.
For non-residential building or uses: Parking facilities shall be located no
more than 50 m from the building or use they are intended to serve, except
where they are part of a collective parking agreement authorized by Council
and subject to a registerable restrictive covenant with the District of
Vanderhoof restricting the use of the site for parking in conjunction with the
parcel containing the building or use.
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ii.
Payment-in-Lieu of Parking in C-1 zone: In a C-1 Retail Commercial Zone, any
owner or occupier may, in lieu of providing the required number of parking
spaces, pay to the District of Vanderhoof a sum of money per parking space.
The sum of money is specified in the Payment-In-Lieu Bylaw, which may be
amended from time to time. Payments shall be deposited into a reserve fund
for downtown off-street parking facilities.
Dimensions of Parking Spaces
Each off-street parking space required by this Bylaw shall not be less than 2.8 m
wide, 6.0 m long and have a vertical clearing less than 2.2 m.
Access to Highways
Each off-street parking space shall have a vehicular access to a highway or lane. The
location of all points of access and egress from a highway to a parking area and all
of the traffic patterns within the parking area shall be subject to the approval of the
Municipal Engineer or Public Works Superintendent or designate.
Along Highway 16 commercial properties shall use joint entry ways to minimize
access points and shall, where possible, develop frontage roads that provide direct
access to individual businesses.
Where more than 5 off-street parking spaces are provided, access to an aisle which
intersects with a highway shall be provided and designed such that vehicles are not
required to back out onto the highway. Aisles of not less than the following widths
shall be provided:
Table 2: Access to Highway Parking Aisle Requirements
Parking Angle in Degrees
Minimum Width of 1-Way
Aisle
Minimum Width of 2-Way
Aisle
Parallel parking
3.0 m
3.5 m
90
6.0 m
7.2 m
60
4.2 m
6.0 m
45
3.6 m
5.0 m
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) requires an access permit
to the controlled access highway (Hwy 16), by which the application would be
responsible for any studies or improvements identified during MoTI's review.
Surfacing of Off-Street Parking Spaces
All required parking areas in the residential zones comprised of more than 4
parking spaces, and all parking areas in the commercial zones, shall be paved with
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asphalt, concrete or inter-locking brick so as to provide a surface that is durable and
dust free;
All parking areas that are permitted to remain unpaved shall be surfaced with gravel
or crushed rock, compacted, treated to suppress dust and kept free of weeds;
All parking areas shall be drained so that no surface water:
i.
Accumulates thereon;
ii.
Runs off onto any sidewalk; and
iii.
Runs off onto any highway if the area is not paved; and
Setback Distances
On parcels designated R-2 or R-3, no portion of a parking lot shall be located closer
than 1.5 m to any dwelling; and
In commercial zones where parking facilities are located on the same parcel as the
principal building, no portion of the parking lot shall be located closer than 1.5 m to
any adjacent dwelling.
Delineation, Lighting, Signage for Off-Street Parking Spaces
Where more than four paved off-street parking spaces are provided, each space
shall be clearly delineated by painted lines;
All off-street parking spaces and access aisles shall be clearly illuminated with lighting
conforming to generally accepted engineering standards; and
Where more than ten off-street parking spaces are provided, other than for gasoline
service stations, directional signs designed to control traffic shall be provided.
Parking for Disabled Persons
Every off-street parking area shall provide, for every 50 stalls, a minimum of 1 stall
for the use of physically disabled persons. Each stall shall:
i.
Be at least 3.7 m wide and designed in accordance with the BC Building Code;
ii.
Be located as close as possible to a main accessible building entrance; and
iii.
Be clearly identified as being for exclusive use by persons with disabilities.
Off-Street Loading
Where the terms of this Bylaw require the provision of off-street loading, the location,
design, operation, and maintenance of said off-street loading areas shall comply with
the regulations of this section.
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Where off-street loading is provided but not required, the location, design, operation
and maintenance of said off-street loading areas shall comply with the regulations of
this section.
Space for the off-street loading of motor vehicles in respect of a class of building or
parcel permitted under this Bylaw shall be provided and maintained in accordance with
the regulations of this section.
The regulations contained in this section do not apply to buildings, structures and uses
existing as of the date of adoption of this Bylaw; However, any new addition to an
existing building or structure or any change or addition to the existing use of a parcel
shall then be required to provide and maintain off-street loading areas in accordance
with this section.
The number of off-street loading spaces for a building or parcel is calculated according
to Table 3 of this Bylaw in which Column I sets out the use of a building or parcel and
categories of total gross floor area and Column II sets out the number of required loading
spaces.
The calculation of off-street loading requirements shall be determined by:
Calculating the total gross floor area of all principal and accessory buildings on the
parcel including basements, except that portion of the basement which is used for
parking or heating; and
In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for off-street loading facilities shall
be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.
Location and Siting of Loading Facilities
Off-street loading spaces and facilities shall be located on the same parcel as the
use served, but not within the required front yard or closer than 15.0 m to the
nearest point of intersection of any two road allowances.
Development Standards
Access to any loading area shall be provided, wherever possible, internally to the
development or from a lane adjacent to the development.
Access to any loading area shall be arranged such that no backing or turning
movement of vehicles going to or from the site causes undue interference with
traffic on the adjoining or abutting highways or lanes.
All off-street loading spaces shall be sized to accommodate a vehicle 8.5 m in length,
3.0 m in width and 4.0 m in height.
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All off-street loading areas shall be bordered with adequate curbs and provision shall
be made for protecting adjoining buildings and structures from maneuvering
vehicles.
On all parcels zoned commercial all off-street loading spaces shall be paved. In all
other zoning districts, off-street loading spaces may be surfaced with gravel. All off-
street loading spaces shall be grade and drained so as to properly dispose of all
surface water.
Table 3: Required Off-Street Loading Spaces
TABLE 3
Required Off-Street Loading Spaces
Column I
Use of Building or Parcel
Column II
Required Loading Spaces
Retail, Business, Industry, Warehouse, or similar use;
-
Less than 470 m2
-
470 m2 to 2,300 m2
-
2,300 m2 to 4,600 m2
-
Each additional 4,600 m2 or fraction thereof in excess of 2,300 m2
-
1
-
2
-
3
-
1 additional
Office Building, Assembly Use, Hospital, Institution, Hotel, Club, Lodge,
Auditorium, Public Utility, School, or similar use
-
Less than 2,800 m2
-
2,800 m2 to 5,600 m2
-
Each addition 5,600 m2 or fraction thereof in excess of 2,800 m2
-
1
-
2
-
1 additional
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PART 6:
LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
General
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no landscaping or screening shall be
placed or grown in such a way as to impede the visibility of any traffic safety device.
The landscaping and screening regulations of this section apply to all zones except RR
and A zones.
Where landscaping is required by this section, the District may require security in
accordance with this Section 3.10 of this Bylaw.
Where possible, existing landscaping and/or natural vegetation should be conserved
and/or relocated within the site unless removal is required to efficiently accommodate
the new development.
In an event that landscaped material required in accordance with this Bylaw is not
recommended for the site, the District may allow or require alternative materials to be
substituted.
Screening and Landscape Buffers
Screening consisting of a solid fence not less than 2.4 m in height or a hedge not less
than 1.8 m in height and/or a landscape buffer consisting of a 1.5 m wide strip, shall be
provided as follows:
On parcels designated I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, screening shall be provided to enclose each
side of an outdoor storage area that faces or abuts a highway or a parcel in a R, RS
or RR zone;
On any parcel in a commercial or industrial zone that is used for a gasoline service
station, screening shall be provided along each boundary that abuts a parcel in a R,
RS or RR zone;
On parcels designated C-2, screening and a landscape buffer shall be provided along
all boundaries that abut a parcel in a R, RS or RR zone; and
On parcels designated C-2 or C-4, a landscape buffer shall be provided along all parcel
boundaries that abut any highway. This landscape buffer shall be in accordance with
the landscape specifications as set out in Section 6.3 below.
Except at points of ingress and egress, any off-street loading area shall be separated
from an adjoining street, or from a directly abutting parcel in a R, RS or RR zone, by
a landscaped buffer not less than 1.5 m in width.
All refuse and recycling bins required for a development in zones other than A zones,
including all other large receptacles used for the temporary storage of materials,
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require opaque screening from adjacent lots and highways with a minimum height of
2.0 m to a maximum height that is equivalent to the height of the refuse or recycling
bin.
Landscape Construction Specifications
The specifications, installation and maintenance of landscaped areas required by this
section shall be completed in a manner consistent with good horticultural practices.
All required new landscaping is to meet or exceed the current British Columbia
Landscape Standards for installation and maintenance.
All selected landscaping materials shall be hardy to Vanderhoof and compatible with the
proposed installation location.
All required new landscaping plans should strive to achieve a ratio of 40:60 for deciduous
and coniferous species of shrubs and trees to provide continual colour and visual
interest throughout the year.
Screening and Landscape Buffers for Off-Street Parking Areas
Except at the points of ingress and egress, any parking area shall be separated from an
adjoining street or from a directly abutting parcel in a R, RS or RR zone designated in
Section 6.0 of this Bylaw, by a landscape buffer not less than 1.5 m in width; and
Where the parking area abuts a lane, screening along the lane shall be 1.0 m in height
for a distance of not less than 6.0 m from all points of ingress and egress to parking and
from such a parking area.
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PART 7:
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT GUIDELINES
The District has designated the following Development Permit Areas (DPAs) in the Official
Community Plan to establish and enforce design guidelines, where necessary, to achieve
community objectives in accordance with the Local Government Act. The objective of establishing
the following Development Permit Guidelines is to ensure that all future multiple- family,
industrial, commercial and Hazard Areas are developed in the best interest of the District of
Vanderhoof.
In accordance with the Local Government Act, the District is permitted to identify types of
development that are excluded from the Development Permit Guidelines, which are unique to
each type of DPA and as such, are identified within each DPA below.
Multiple-Family Development Permit
Purpose:
To encourage a consistently high level of design and quality of construction for
future multi-family developments within the District of Vanderhoof.
Exemptions:
A Multiple-Family Development Permit is not required for the following development:
Subdivision.
Temporary buildings and structures permitted by a Temporary Use Permit issued
by the District.
Construction of, addition to or alteration of a building or structure by the District,
the federal or provincial governments (and their agents) for the construction or
maintenance of public works.
Projects involving a façade improvement, maintenance or repair that does not
change the colour, materials or façade articulation.
Addition to a principal building that is less than 100 m2.
Interior renovations.
Construction of an accessory building.
Replacement of a building destroyed by natural causes, so long as the replacement
building is identical to the original building in both form and location.
Guidelines:
Design of multi-family buildings should relate to nearby public spaces such as
parks, landscaped features, and/or natural areas.
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Apartments and row housing should be designed with varied rooflines and interesting
facades, including a variety of roof cover over entryways, balconies, and porches.
Two-unit housing should be designed in an asymmetrical manner (non-mirror
image).
Design buildings to avoid blank walls that face a street or pedestrian pathway by
providing entrances and windows on these elevations. Where solid walls are
unavoidable, utilizing building mass, variation of the façade, textured surfaces,
architectural detailing, or a combination thereof to reduce the visual impact of a
solid wall.
All dwelling units should be designed to maximize privacy, day lighting, ventilation,
security, and safety.
Buildings should be designed to avoid casting shadows onto nearby dwellings and
public areas.
The form and character of new multiple-family developments should be reflective
of existing development within the surrounding areas to reduce impacts on adjacent
properties.
Where possible, building access should be constructed of a firm, stable and slip
resistant material leading to at least one no-step building entrance to accommodate
a person with limited mobility or persons requiring the use of a mobility aid such as
a wheelchair.
Landscaping associated with new multiple-family developments should be designed
to enhance the aesthetics and livability of the site, provide year-round visual interest
and clear delineation of pedestrian vs. vehicular areas in accordance with Part 6 of
this Bylaw.
Landscaping should achieve a planting ratio of 60% coniferous and 40% deciduous
to provide seasonal variability and visual interest within the site.
Garbage and recycling containers should be obscured from sight on a minimum of
three sides in accordance with the screening policies of Part 6 of this Bylaw.
Parking needs in addition to the requirements of Part 5 of this Bylaw shall be
considered on a site-specific basis.
Lighting within multiple-family developments should strive to meet the dark-sky
standard, while effectively providing lighting to deter vandalism and to safely
illuminate parking, public and pedestrian areas without impacting adjacent
properties.
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Industrial Development Permit
Purpose:
To encourage a higher standard for construction of future industrial developments
in order to limit the negative impacts of traffic and aesthetic design with an
emphasis on improving the future appearance of the Highway 16 corridor.
Exemptions:
An Industrial Development Permit is not required for the following development:
Subdivision.
Temporary buildings and structures permitted by a Temporary Use Permit issued
by the District.
Construction of, addition to or alteration of a building or structure by the District,
the federal or provincial governments (and their agents) for the construction or
maintenance of public works.
Projects involving a façade improvement, maintenance or repair that does not
change the colour, materials or façade articulation.
Addition to a principal building that is less than 100 m2.
Interior renovations.
Construction of an accessory building.
Replacement of a building destroyed by natural causes, so long as the replacement
building is identical to the original building in both form and location.
Guidelines:
The siting, massing, roof line and exterior finish of buildings should be sufficiently
varied to provide visual interest.
Where possible, building access should be constructed of a firm, stable and slip
resistant material leading to at least one no-step entrance building entrance to
accommodate a person with limited mobility or persons requiring the use of a
mobility aid such as a wheelchair.
Parking should be provided at the rear or side of buildings. Parking areas visible from
a highway should be sufficiently screened or landscaped in accordance with Part 6
of this Bylaw.
Outdoor storage of equipment or materials should be established to the rear of the
site to provide visual separation from surrounding roads and any visible residential
areas.
Security fencing along perimeter property boundaries that abut a highway or
residential property should be accompanied by landscaped materials in
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accordance with Part 6 of this Bylaw to improve the aesthetic quality of the
property.
Landscaping should achieve a planting ratio of 60% coniferous and 40% deciduous
to provide seasonal variability and visual interest within the site.
A coordinated signage plan shall be provided for multi-tenant buildings.
Off-Street Parking or Loading areas providing overhead lighting should position
lighting in such a manner to prevent undesirable light pollution for abutting
properties and highways.
Garbage and recycling containers should be obscured from sight on a minimum of
three sides in accordance with the screening policies of Part 6 of this Bylaw.
Commercial Development Permit
Purpose:
To encourage quality streetscape design that promotes a relationship to the street
and strengthens the retail experience for patrons, residents, and visitors.
Exemptions:
A Commercial Development Permit is not required for the following development:
Subdivision.
Temporary buildings and structures permitted by a Temporary Use Permit issued
by the District.
Construction of, addition to or alteration of a building or structure by the District,
the federal or provincial governments (and their agents) for the construction or
maintenance of public works.
Projects involving a façade improvement, maintenance or repair that does not
change the colour, materials or façade articulation.
Addition to a principal building that is less than 100 m2.
Interior renovations.
Construction of an accessory building.
Replacement of a building destroyed by natural causes, so long as the replacement
building is identical to the original building in both form and location.
Guidelines:
The siting, massing, roof line and exterior finish of buildings should be sufficiently
varied to provide visual interest.
In mixed-use buildings, architecturally differentiate residential entrances from
business entrances.
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The form and character of new development should respect the surrounding form
and character of existing development adjacent to the development property.
Buildings should be oriented within a site to the street frontage unless otherwise
specified. An increased setback may be considered for site designs that provide a
pedestrian courtyard or other feature that benefits the pedestrian experience or to
respond to the building setback of an existing adjacent property.
Stepped or alternating building massing is encouraged to provide character and
avoid a typical box-like design.
A coordinated signage plan shall be provided for multi-tenant buildings.
Mirrored or opaque-glazed windows should be avoided on the first floor to
encourage a relationship to the street.
Design buildings to avoid blank walls that face a street or pedestrian pathway by
providing entrances and windows on these elevations. Where solid walls are
unavoidable, building mass, variation of the façade, textured surfaces, architectural
detailing, or a combination thereof should be utilized to reduce the visual impact of
a solid wall.
Where possible, building access should be constructed of a firm, stable and slip
resistant material leading to at least one no-step entrance building entrance to
accommodate a person with limited mobility or persons requiring the use of a
mobility aid such as a wheelchair.
Landscaping should achieve a planting ratio of 60% coniferous and 40% deciduous to
provide seasonal variability and visual interest within the site.
Vehicle oriented uses should be designed to limit traffic queuing that could interfere
with adjacent highways or pedestrian infrastructure.
Visitor commercial uses along the Highway 16 corridor should include comfortable
public space such as benches, picnic tables or garbage bins to provide relief from
asphalt and provide informal places of congregation and rest for visitors.
Off-Street Parking or Loading areas providing overhead lighting should position
lighting in such a manner to prevent undesirable light pollution for abutting
properties and highways.
Utility and mechanical equipment should be screened from pedestrians.
Garbage and recycling containers should be obscured from sight on a minimum of
three sides in accordance with the screening policies of Part 6 of this Bylaw.
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Environmental Hazard Area Development Permit
Purpose:
To protect sensitive natural features from impacts of development and to prevent
damage to property and human life resulting from conflicts between the built form
and the land within the District of Vanderhoof.
Exemptions:
An Environmental Hazard Area Development Permit is not required for the following
development:
Subdivision involving only the moving of an interior lot line, where no additional lots
are created.
Primary farming practices in accordance with S. 11 (3) of the Agricultural Land
Reserve Use Regulation and having exemption to the regulations of the Riparian
Areas Regulation (RAR).
Alteration of land, or the construction of, addition to or alteration of a building or
structure by the District, the federal or provincial governments (and their agents) to
prevent, control or reduce flooding, erosion, or other immediate threats.
Alteration of land to restore or create the natural features, functions, or conditions
of watercourse in accordance with a plan previously approved by the District, or
federal or provincial governments.
Construction of, addition to or alteration of a building or structure by the District,
the federal or provincial governments (and their agents) for the construction or
maintenance of public works.
Temporary buildings and structures permitted by a Temporary Use Permit issued by
the District that do not result in harmful alteration, disruption, or destruction of
natural features.
Guidelines:
Leave strips adjacent to the Nechako River are to remain free of development,
except in accordance with these guidelines, to ensure that the natural features,
function, and conditions that support fish life processes are preserved, protected,
restored, or enhanced. Leave strip width shall be identified as follows:
i.
15.0 m from the top of bank for agricultural, outdoor recreation and low-
density residential developments;
ii.
30.0 m from the top of bank for commercial, industrial, and institutional
developments;
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iii.
Where the 30 m leave strip of sub-section 7.4.3 (i) is devoid of trees and/or
evidence of active bank erosion exists, the leave strip should be extended to
50 m; and
iv.
Lesser leave strips may be considered on a site-specific basis where the size is
determined based upon the opinion of a qualified professional in a sealed
assessment report as part of a development proposal.
Development within a leave strip shall not result in harmful alteration, disruption
or destruction of natural features, functions and conditions that support aquatic
processes.
Protection measures such as the installation of a fence or planting or retention of
vegetation and trees, may be required to preserve, protect, restore, or enhance
the natural features, functions and conditions that support aquatic processes.
The sequence and timing of development may be limited by the permit to mitigate
the potential for harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of natural features,
functions and conditions that support aquatic processes.
Development must be constructed above the 200-year flood level.
No septic tank, drainage and deposit fields or irrigation or water systems are to be
constructed within the floodplain except in accordance with Section 491 (2) (b) of
the Local Government Act.
Tree cutting on slopes steeper than 20% is discouraged to prevent erosion on steep
slopes.
Development on lands steeper than 20% is prohibited unless supported by a sealed
geotechnical report by a qualified professional as part of a development proposal.
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PART 8:
REGULATIONS FOR ZONES
Zones
The District of Vanderhoof is divided into zones identified in Column I of Table 4. The correct name of
each zone created by this Bylaw is set out in Column I, while the amplification found in Column II is for
convenience only.
Table 4: District of Vanderhoof Zones
Table 4
District of Vanderhoof Zones
Column I
Column II
R-1
Single-Family Residential
R-2
Attached Dwellings
R-3
Multiple-Unit Residential
R-4
Manufactured Home Residential
R-5
Manufactured Home Park
RS-1
Suburban Residential - Single-Family
RS-2
Suburban Residential - Manufactured Homes
RS-3
Suburban Residential - Mixed
CV-1
Public Uses and Facilities
CV-2
Educational Facilities
CV-3
Health Related Facilities
CV-4
Museum and Historical Sites
C-1
Retail Commercial
C-2
Highway Commercial
C-3
Neighbourhood Commercial
C-4
Shopping Centre Commercial
I-1
Light Industry
I-2
Heavy Industry
I-3
Special Industry
I-4
Utilities
1-5
Airport
RR-1
Rural-Small Holdings
RR-2
Rural-Large Holdings
A-1
Agriculture
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R-1 Single-Family Residential
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the R-1 zone:
Principal Uses Single-
family dwelling Two-family
dwelling
Secondary Uses
Accessory use, buildings or
structures
Bed and breakfast
Home-based business
Secondary dwelling
Secondary suite only in single-family
dwelling
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
For a single-family dwelling, shall have an area of not less than 464 m2
2.
For a two-family dwelling, shall have an area of not less than 735 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 15.0 m
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No principal building or any structure shall exceed 10.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Building Width
1.
No single-family or two-family dwelling shall be less than 7.0 m in width
(f) Minimum Floor Area
1.
No dwelling unit shall have a floor area of less than 80 m2
(g) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
6.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
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(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
2.
No accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
The distance between the front wall of the principal building and
the front parcel line;
(b)
1.5 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
(h) Maximum Density
1.
The density shall not exceed 1 single-family dwelling plus 1 secondary
residential use or 1 two-family dwelling per parcel
(i) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an R-1 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and
maintained in accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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R-2 Attached Dwellings
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the R-2 zone:
Principal Uses
Group housing complex
Rowhousing complex Single-
family dwelling Two-family
dwelling
Secondary Uses
Accessory use, buildings, or
structures
Home-based business
Secondary suite only in single-
family dwelling
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
For a single-family dwelling, shall have an area of not less than 464 m2
2.
For a two-family dwelling, shall have an area of not less than 735 m2
3.
For a group housing complex, shall have an area of not less than 1,000 m2
4.
For a rowhousing complex, shall have an area of not less than 223 m2 per
rowhouse unit
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
For a single-family dwelling and two-family dwelling, shall have a frontage of
not less than 15.0 m
2.
For a group housing complex, shall have a frontage of not less than 30.0 m
3.
For a rowhousing complex, shall have a frontage of not less than 7.0 m per
row house unit
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No principal building or any structure shall exceed 10.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Building Width
1.
No single-family or two-family dwelling or rowhouse unit shall be less than 7.0
m in width
2.
There are no minimum width requirements for a group housing complex
(f) Maximum Density of Development
1.
The density shall not exceed 1 single-family dwelling plus 1 secondary
residential use or 1 two-family dwelling per parcel
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2.
Rowhousing complex developments shall not exceed 40 units per gross ha
3.
Group housing complex developments shall not exceed 40 units per gross ha
(g) Minimum Floor Area
1.
No single-family or two-family dwelling shall have a floor area of less than 80
m2
2.
No group housing or row housing dwelling unit shall have a floor area of less
than 65 m2
(h) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
For a single-family dwelling or a dwelling unit in a two-family dwelling, no
principal building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
6.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
2.
For group housing or row housing complexes, no principal building shall be
located within:
(a)
8.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
9.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
3.
No accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
the space between the front wall of the principal building and the front
parcel line;
(b)
1.5 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
(i) Off-street Parking
1.
In an R-2 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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R-3 Multiple Unit Residential
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the R-3 zone:
Principal Uses
Group housing complex
Multiple family residential
Row housing complex Single-
family dwelling Two-family
dwelling
Secondary Uses
Accessory use, buildings, or
structures
Home-based business
Secondary suite only in single-
family dwelling, except Lot 3, Plan
PRP12820 Section 9 Township 11
Range 5 Coast Range 5 and Lot A
Block 10 Section 9 Township 11
Range 5 Coast District Plan
EPP122146
Amended by
Bylaw 1260
Amended by
Bylaw 1293
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(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
For a multiple family residential, shall have an area of not less than 928 m2
2.
For a single-family dwelling, shall have an area of not less than 464 m2
3.
For a two-family dwelling, shall have an area of not less than 735 m2
4.
For a group housing, shall have an area of not less than 1,000 m2
5.
For a row housing complex, shall have an area of not less than 223 m2 per
rowhouse unit
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
For a multiple family residential, shall have a frontage of not less than 29.0 m
2.
For a single-family or two-family dwelling, shall have a frontage of not less
than 15.0 m
3.
For a group housing complex, shall have a frontage of not less than 30.0 m
4.
For a row housing complex, shall have a frontage of not less than 7.0 m per
row house unit
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No principal building or any structure shall exceed 12.0 m or 3 storeys in
height, whichever is the lesser
(e) Minimum Building Width
1.
No single-family or two-family dwelling shall be less than 7.0 m in width
2.
There are no minimum width requirements for a group housing complex or a
multiple family residential building
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(f) Maximum Density of Development
1.
1 single-family dwelling plus 1 secondary residential use or 1 two-family
dwelling per parcel
2.
Multiple family developments shall not exceed 75 units per gross ha.
Despite Section 8.4 (f) 2. of this Bylaw, a density of 91 units per gross hectare is
permitted only on the following parcel in the R-3 zone:
-
Lot 1 Plan PRP11376 Section 9 Township 11 Range 5 Coast District,
2824 Burrard Avenue
3.
Group housing complex developments shall not exceed 40 units per gross ha
4.
Rowhousing complex developments shall not exceed 40 units per gross ha
(g) Minimum Floor Area
1.
No multiple family dwelling shall have a floor area of less than 65 m2
2.
No single-family dwelling or dwelling unit in a two-family dwelling shall have
a floor area of less than 80 m2
3.
No group housing or rowhousing dwelling unit shall have a floor area of less
than 65 m2
(h) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
For a single-family or two-family dwelling, no principal building shall be
located within:
(a)
7.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
6.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
2.
For multiple family, group housing or rowhousing complexes, no principal
building shall be located within:
(a)
8.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
9.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
3.
No accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
The space between the front wall of the principal building and the front
parcel line;
(b)
1.5 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
Amended by
Bylaw 1278
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(i) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an R-3 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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(j) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In an R-3 zone, landscaping and screening shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with Part 6 of this Bylaw
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R-4 Manufactured Home Residential
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the R-4 zone:
Principal Uses
Manufactured home Single-
family dwelling
Secondary Uses
Accessory use, buildings, or
structures
Home-based business
Secondary suite only in single-family
dwelling
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 464 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 15.0 m
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No principal building or any structure shall exceed 10.0 m
(e) Maximum Density of Development
1. The density shall not exceed 1 principal residential use plus 1 secondary residential
use per parcel, except that an additional dwelling unit is permitted if that unit
is a special needs unit subject to a housing agreement having terms consistent
with Section 4.4 of this Bylaw
(f) Minimum Floor Area
1.
No dwelling unit shall have a floor area of less than 65 m2
(g) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal building shall be located within:
(a)
6.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
3.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
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2.
No accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
the distance between the front wall of the principal building and the
front parcel line;
(b)
1.5 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
(h) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an R-4 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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R-5 Manufactured Home Park
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the R-5 zone:
Principal Uses
Secondary Uses
Manufactured home park
Accessory use, buildings, or structures
Caretaker dwelling
Home-based business
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 2.0 ha
(c) Mobile Home Park Bylaw
1.
All parcel, building, yard, setback, and off-street parking regulations shall be
provided and maintained in accordance with the District of Vanderhoof
Mobile Home Parks Bylaw.
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RS-1 Suburban Residential - Single-Family
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the RS-1 zone:
Principal Uses
Single-family dwelling
Secondary Uses
Accessory use, buildings, or
structures
Bed and breakfast Home-
based business Secondary
dwelling
Secondary suite only in single-family
dwelling.
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 1,672 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 10% of the perimeter of the parcel
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No principal building or any structure shall exceed 11.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Building Width
1.
No single-family dwelling shall be less than 7.0 m in width
(f) Maximum Density of Development
1.
The density shall not exceed 1 principal residential use plus 1 secondary
residential use per parcel
(g) Minimum Floor Area
1.
No single-family dwelling shall have a floor area of less than 80 m2
(h) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
7.0 m of the rear parcel line;
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(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
2.
No accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
the distance between the front wall of the principal building and the
front parcel line;
(b)
1.5 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
(i) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an RS-1 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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RS-2 Suburban Residential - Manufactured Homes
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the RS-2 zone:
Principal Uses
Manufactured home
Secondary Uses
Home-based business
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 1,672 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 10% of the perimeter of the parcel
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No principal building or any structure shall exceed 10.0 m in height
(e) Maximum Density of Development
1. The density shall not exceed 1 manufactured home per parcel, except that an
additional dwelling unit is permitted if that unit is a special needs unit subject
to a housing agreement having terms consistent with Section 4.4 of this Bylaw
(f) Minimum Floor Area
1.
No manufactured home shall have a floor area of less than 65 m2
(g) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
7.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
2.
No accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
The distance between the front wall of the principal building and the
front parcel line;
(b)
1.5 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
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(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
(h) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an RS-2 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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RS-3 Suburban Residential - Mixed
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the RS-3 zone:
Principal Uses
Manufactured home Single-
family dwelling
Secondary Uses
Accessory use, buildings, or
structures
Home-based business
Secondary dwelling
Secondary suite only in single-family
dwelling
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 1,672 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 10% of the perimeter of the parcel
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No principal building or any structure shall exceed 11.0 m in height
(e) Maximum Density of Development
1. The density shall not exceed 1 principal residential use per parcel plus 1 secondary
residential use, except that an additional dwelling unit is permitted if that unit
is a special needs unit subject to a housing agreement having terms consistent
with Section 4.4 of this Bylaw
(f) Minimum Floor Area
1.
No manufactured home shall have a floor area of less than 65 m2
(g) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
7.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
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2.
No accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
The distance between the front wall of the principal building and the
front parcel line;
(b)
1.5 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
1.5 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
(h) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an RS-3 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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CV-1 Public Uses and Facilities
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the CV-1 zone:
Principal Uses
Secondary Uses
Aircraft sales/rental
Church
Accessory use, buildings, or
structures
Club or lodge
Community hall
Conservation rearing facility
Government office
Library
Licensed senior community care
facility
Public assembly
Public park
Public recreation
Public uses
Seniors group lodging
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 278 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
No minimum parcel frontage is required
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or any structure shall exceed 15.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal building or accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
7.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
3.0 m of an interior side parcel line; and
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(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In CV-1 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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CV-2 Educational Facilities
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the CV-2 zone:
Principal Uses
Church
Daycare centre
Education,
Education, Commercial
Education, Higher
Secondary Uses
Accessory use, buildings, or
structures
Caretaker dwelling subject to
subsection (h) below
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 930 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 25.0 m
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or any structure shall exceed 15.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal building or accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
7.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
3.0 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In CV-2 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In CV-2 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(h) Caretaker Dwelling
1.
In a CV-2 zone, one dwelling unit shall be permitted to house only the office
manager or caretaker of the principal use on a parcel
2.
The caretaker dwelling shall have a minimum floor area of not less than 65
m2
(i) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In a CV-2 zone, landscaping and screening shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with Part 6 of this Bylaw
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CV-3 Health Related Facilities
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the CV-3 zone:
Principal Uses
Cemetery
Congregate care
Crematoria, mausoleum, and
chapel
Hospital
Medical and dental clinics
Accessory building and uses
Secondary Uses
Accessory use, buildings, or
structures
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 930 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 25.0 m
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or any structure shall exceed 15.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
7.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
3.0 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In CV-3 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In CV-3 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(h) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In a CV-3 zone, landscaping and screening shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with Part 6 of this Bylaw
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CV-4 Museum and Historical Site
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the CV-4 zone:
Principal Uses
Public uses
Restaurant
Souvenir shop
Secondary Uses
Accessory use, buildings, or
structures
Caretaker dwelling subject to
subsection (h) below
Retail sales subject to
subsection (i) below
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 278 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
No minimum parcel frontage is required
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or any structure shall exceed 15.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal or accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
7.0 m of the rear parcel line;
(c)
3.0 m of an interior side parcel line; and
(d)
5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line.
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In CV-4 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In CV-4 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(h) Caretaker Dwelling
1.
In a CV-4 zone, one caretaker dwelling shall be permitted in conjunction
with a museum and historical site use
2.
The caretaker dwelling shall have minimum floor area of not less than 37 m2
(i) Retail Sales
1.
Retail sales are permitted in conjunction with a museum and historical site
use
2.
Retail sales of handicrafts, drawings, paintings, sculptures, carving,
needlecrafts, ceramics, weaving, and pottery are permitted
(j) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In CV-4 zone, landscaping and screening shall be provided in accordance
with Part 6 of this Bylaw
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C-1 Retail Commercial
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the C-1 zone:
Principal Uses
Secondary Uses
Bakery or confectionery
Accessory buildings and uses
Bicycle shop
Business, government, and professional
offices
Residential use, subject to
subsection (h)
Cannabis
retail
store,
subject
to
subsection (j)
Commercial recreation and health spa
Distribution plant for soft drinks
Fast food pick-up and drive-in
Funeral parlor
Hotel or motel
Liquor primary major
Liquor primary minor
Liquor store
Outdoor garden shop
Pawn shop
Personal service
Post office
Printing shop
Public assembly
Radio and television stations
Recycling depot
Restaurants
Retail stores
Specialty brew store
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Taxi office
Transportation depot
Tree seedling cold storage facilities
Upholstery shop
Veterinary hospital and animal beauty
parlor when totally contained in a
building,
and
excluding
on-site
treatment of livestock
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 278 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
No minimum parcel frontage is required
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or any structure shall exceed 12.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal building shall be located within:
(a)
1.5 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
No rear yard setback is required; and
(c)
No sideyard setback is required.
2.
No building associated with a gas bar shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of any parcel line which abuts a highway; and
(b)
3.0 m of any other parcel line.
3.
No gasoline pump island shall be located within 4.5 m of any parcel line.
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In C-1 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In C-1 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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(h) Residential Use in Retail Commercial Zone
1.
In a C-1 zone, a single-family or two-family residential use shall be permitted
provided, but only in a building actually in use for that purpose as of the date
of adoption of this Bylaw.
2.
In a C-1 zone, a residential use shall be permitted in conjunction with a
commercial use provided that the residential dwelling(s):
(a)
is contained in the same building as the commercial use except in the
case of a motel;
(b)
Is located above or behind the commercial use;
(c)
Has a separate direct access to grade;
(d)
Shall not exceed a density of 40 units per ha; and
(e)
Has a floor area not less than 65 m2.
(i) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In a C-1 zone, landscaping and screening shall be provided in accordance
with Part 6 of this Bylaw
(j) Special Regulations for Cannabis Retail Store in Retail Commercial Zone
1.
Despite Section 8.14 (a) of this Bylaw, a Cannabis Retail Store is a permitted
use only on the following parcels in the C-1 zone:
(a)
Lot 3 Block 3 Plan PRP1375 Section 9 Township 11 Range 5 Land
District 14 - 2444 Burrard Avenue
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C-2 Highway Commercial
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the C-2 zone:
Principal Uses
Secondary 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
Accessory buildings and uses
Barber shop or hair dressing
salon in conjunction with a hotel
or motel subject to subsection
(j) below
Caretaker
dwelling
in
conjunction with a commercial
use subject to subsection (h)
below
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
Added by Bylaw
1294, 2025
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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
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(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 695 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 15.0 m
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or any structure shall exceed 12.0 m in height
2.
No gasoline service station or accessory structure shall exceed 10.0 m in
height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No building or structure shall be located within:
(a)
4.5 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
6.0 m of the rear parcel line, provided that where a lane abuts the rear
parcel line, no rear yard shall be required;
(c)
No side yard setbacks are required or as specified in Section 3.6.1 (e).
2.
No gasoline service station building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of any parcel line which abuts a highway; and
(b)
3.0 m of any other parcel line.
3.
No gasoline pump island shall be located within 4.5 m of any parcel line.
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In C-2 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In C-2 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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(h) Caretaker Dwelling in Highway Commercial Zone
1.
One caretaker dwelling per parcel is permitted in conjunction with a
commercial use in the C-2 zone
2.
The caretaker dwelling shall have a minimum floor area of not less than 65
m2 and shall be:
(a)
contained in the same building as the commercial use except in the
case of a motel;
(b)
Is located above or behind the commercial use;
(c)
Has a separate direct access to grade.
(i) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In a C-2 zone, landscaping and screening shall be provided in accordance
with Part 6 of this Bylaw
(j) Barber Shop or Hair Dressing Salon in Conjunction with a Hotel or Motel
1.
Must be contained in the same building as the hotel or motel; and
2.
Shall not occupy more than 30 m2 of floor area.
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C-3 Neighbourhood Commercial
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the C-3 zone:
Principal Uses
Convenience Store
Secondary Uses
Accessory buildings and uses
Single-family dwelling within
the same structure as the
convenience store, subject to
subsection (h) below
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 464 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 15.0 m
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or structure shall exceed 8.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No building or structure shall be located within:
(a)
6.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
6.0 m of the rear parcel line; and
(c)
4.5 m of a side parcel line.
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In C-3 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In C-3 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(h) Residential Use in Neighbourhood Commercial Zone
1.
In a C-3 zone, a residential use shall be permitted in conjunction with a
neighbourhood commercial use provided that:
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(a)
Not more than one dwelling unit is permitted per parcel; and
(b)
The floor area of the dwelling unit is not less than 37 m2
(i) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In a C-3 zone, landscaping and screening shall be provided in accordance
with Part 6 of this Bylaw
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C-4 Shopping Centre Commercial
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the C-4 zone:
Principal Uses
Secondary Uses
Automobile or trailer sales and rental
lots
Accessory buildings and uses
Automobile repair garage and parts
depot
Bakery
or
confectionery
whose
products are sold retail on the premises
Bicycle shop
Business and professional offices
Commercial recreation
Distribution plant for soft drinks
Gas bar and keylock fuel installation
Gasoline service station
Health spa
Hotel or motel
Liquor primary minor
Outdoor garden shop
Personal service establishment
Printing shop
Public assembly
Restaurants, including fast food pick-up
and drive-in
Retail stores
Taxi office
Transportation depot
Upholstery shop
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(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 278 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
No minimum parcel frontage is required
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or structure shall exceed 12.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No building or structure shall be located within:
(a)
4.5 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
No rear yard setback is required; and
(c)
No side yard setbacks are required or as specified in Section 3.6.1(e)
2.
No gas bar or gasoline service station building shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of any parcel line which abuts a highway; and
(b)
4.0 m of any other parcel line.
3.
No gasoline pump island shall be located within 4.5 m of any parcel line
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In C-4 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In C-4 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(h) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In a C-4 zone, landscaping and screening shall be provided in accordance
with Part 6 of this Bylaw
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I-1 Light Industry
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the I-1 zone:
Principal Uses
Secondary Uses
Auction house, including livestock
Accessory buildings and uses
Automobile or trailer sales or rental lot,
recreation vehicle, boat and heavy
equipment sales and rental lot
Caretaker
dwelling
subject
subsection (h) below
to
automobile repair garage and parts
depot, recreation vehicle, boat, trailer
and heavy equipment, manufacturing
yard, repair garages and parts depot
Bakery
Bottling and distribution plant
Building supply and lumber yard
Car wash
Cartage, delivery, and express facilities
including truck terminals and packing
and crating establishments
Cleaning and dyeing establishments,
including laundromat and dry cleaner
Commercial nurseries and greenhouses,
including related retail outlet
Electronic equipment manufacturing
and assembly
Farm implement dealership
Feed and seed storage
Fertilizer bulk storage and sales
Furniture,
sash,
door
and
other
woodworking
manufacturing
and
storage establishments
Garage and parking lot for motor
vehicle storage
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Gasoline service station and commercial
vehicle keylock fuel installation
Machine shop and parts manufacturer,
machinery and assembly not involving
forging, casting, punch presses or drop
forges
Manufacturing, assembly, processing,
finishing
or
repair
of
apparatus,
equipment, machinery, or non-metallic
products;
Manufacturing,
preserving,
canning,
freezing, grading, or packaging of foods
and beverages, including dairy products;
Offices in conjunction with storage
buildings for trade contractors;
Plumbing and sheet metal workshop
Printing, publishing, and allied trades
Radio and television stations
Rental and repair of small equipment
and tools
Restaurant
Septic tank service
Storage
yard
including
automobile
wrecking yard and junk yard
Tree seedling cold storage facilities
Veterinary hospital and animal beauty
parlor
Warehousing
and
wholesale
establishment, including cold storage
and fuel storage
Waste disposal site
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 930 m2
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(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 30.0 m
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or any structure shall exceed 12.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No building shall be located within:
(a)
6.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
6.0 m of the rear parcel line, provided that where the abutting parcel is
zoned C-2, I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, no setback from the rear parcel line is
required; and
(c)
6.0 m of a side parcel line, provided that where the abutting parcel is
zoned C-2, I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, no setback from that side parcel line is
required.
2.
No gasoline service station shall be located within:
(a)
7.0 m of any parcel line which abuts a highway; and
(b)
3.0 m of any other parcel line.
3.
No gasoline pump island shall be located within 4.5 m of any parcel line
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an I-1 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In an I-1 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(h) Caretaker Dwelling
1.
One caretaker dwelling per parcel is permitted in conjunction with a light
industrial use in the I-1 zone.
2.
The caretaker dwelling shall have minimum floor area of not less than 37 m2
(i) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In an I-1 zone, screening shall be provided in accordance with Part 6 of this
Bylaw
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I-2 Heavy Industry
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the I-2 zone:
Principal Uses
Secondary Uses
Automobile wrecking yard and junk
yard
Brewery and distillery operations
Accessory buildings and uses
Caretaker
dwelling
subject
subsection (h) below
to
Cold storage plant
Feed and seed storage
Keylock fuel installation
Manufacturing, assembly, process or
finishing of machinery, metallic and non-
metallic and wood and paper products
Manufacturing, processing and storage
of asphalt, petroleum, and related
products
Manufacturing,
preserving,
canning,
freezing, grading, or packaging of foods
and beverages
Radio and television stations
Slaughterhouse
Storage of explosives
Tree seedling and cold storage facilities
Production of electricity
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 930 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 30.0 m
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(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
There are no maximum building height requirements
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No building shall be located within:
(a)
6.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
6.0 m of the rear parcel line, provided that where the abutting parcel is
zoned I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, no setback from the rear parcel line is required;
and
(c)
6.0 m of a side parcel line, provided that where the abutting parcel is
zoned I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, no setback from that side parcel line is required.
2.
No gasoline pump island shall be located within 4.5 m of any parcel line
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an I-2 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In an I-2 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(h) Caretaker Dwelling
1.
One caretaker dwelling per parcel is permitted in conjunction with an
industrial use in the I-2 zone
2.
The caretaker dwelling shall have minimum floor area of not less than 37 m2
(i) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In an I-2 zone, screening shall be provided in accordance with Part 6 of this
Bylaw
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I-3 Special Industry
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the I-3 zone:
Principal Uses
Commercial nurseries and greenhouses,
including a related retail outlet
Electronic equipment manufacturing
and assembly
Farm implement dealership
Feed and seed storage
Laundromat and dry cleaner
Offices in conjunction with storage
buildings for trade contractors
Printing, publishing, and allied trades
Rental and repair of small equipment
and tools
Storage, excluding auto wreckers and
junk yards
Tree seedling cold storage facilities
Warehousing
Secondary Uses
Accessory buildings and uses
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 930 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 30.0 m
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or structure shall exceed 12.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No building shall be located within:
(a)
6.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
6.0 m of the rear parcel line, provided that where the abutting parcel
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is zoned I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, no setback from the rear parcel line is
required; and
(c) 6.0 m of a side parcel line, provided that where the abutting parcel is
zoned I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, no setback from that side parcel line is required.
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an I-3 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In an I-3 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(h) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In an I-3 zone, screening shall be provided in accordance with Part 6 of this
Bylaw
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I-4 Utilities
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the I-4 zone:
Principal Uses
Equipment storage yards
Public utility facilities
Work yards
Secondary Uses
Accessory buildings and uses
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 930 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 30.0 m
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or structure shall exceed 12.0 m in height
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No building or structure shall be located within:
(a)
6.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
6.0 m of the rear parcel line, provided that where the abutting parcel is
zoned I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, no setback from the rear parcel line is required;
and
(c)
6.0 m of a side parcel line, provided that where the abutting parcel is
zoned I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, no setback from that side parcel line is required.
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(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an I-4 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In an I-4 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(h) Screening and Landscaping
1.
In an I-4 zone, screening shall be provided in accordance with Part 6 of this
Bylaw
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I-5 Airport
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the I-5 zone:
Principal Uses
Secondary Uses
Airport
Accessory buildings and uses
Airport hangar use
Air cargo and courier operations
Temporary camping/accommodation
for visiting pilots
Aircraft parts, service maintenance and
manufacturing
Aircraft sales/rental
Aircraft tie-down
Aircraft charter services
Agricultural uses
Aviation re-fuelling facilities
Aviation related offices
Aviation training facilities and student
accommodation
Emergency Operations
Helicopter movements and parking
Meteorological station
Storage and warehousing,
cartage
express and freight
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 2000 m2
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 20.0 m
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
The height of all buildings and structures will be limited by the
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requirements of Transport Canada Airport Zoning Regulations or 20.0 m,
whichever is less
(e) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No principal or accessory building shall be located within:
(a)
3.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
3.0 of the rear parcel line;
(c)
3.0 m of an interior parcel line; and
(d)
3.0 m of an exterior parcel line.
(f) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an I-5 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(g) Off-Street Loading
1.
In an I-5 zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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RR-1 Rural-Small Holdings
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the RR-1 zone:
Principal Uses
Agricultural Use
Campground
Kennel
Manufactured home
Single-family dwelling
Veterinary hospital
Secondary Uses
Accessory buildings and uses
Bed and breakfast Home-
based business
Rural home-based business
Secondary dwelling
Secondary suite only in single-
family dwelling
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 1.6 ha
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 10% of the perimeter of the parcel
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or structure shall exceed 11.0 m in height
(e) Maximum Residential Density of Development
1.
The density shall not exceed 1 principal residential use per parcel plus 1
secondary residential use, except that an additional dwelling unit is
permitted if that unit is a special needs unit subject to a housing agreement
having terms consistent with Section 4.4 of this Bylaw
(f) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No building or structure shall be located within:
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(a)
8.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
8.0 m of the rear parcel line; and
(c)
5.0 m of the side parcel line.
2.
No building or structure used in conjunction with a kennel or an agricultural
use shall be located within:
(a)
15.0 m of any parcel line;
(b)
10.0 m of any dwelling.
3.
No building or structure used in conjunction with the cultivation of
mushrooms shall be located within 30.0 m of any parcel line
4.
No part of a sewage disposal lagoon shall be located within 10.0 m of a side
or rear parcel line
(g) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an RR-1 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
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RR-2 Rural-Large Holdings
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the RR-2 zone:
Principal Uses
Secondary Uses
Campground
Accessory buildings and uses
Forestry, logging, and portable wood
processing plant
Bed and breakfast
Home-based business
Intensive agricultural
Rural home-based business
Kennel
Secondary dwelling
Manufactured home
Outdoor recreation facilities
Secondary suite only in single-
family dwelling
Primary grading, cutting, and crushing
of raw materials extracted on-site
Single-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Waste disposal site
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 8.0 ha
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 10% of the perimeter of the parcel
(d) Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
1.
No building or structure shall exceed 11.0 m in height
(e) Maximum Density of Development
1. The density shall not exceed 1 principal residential use per parcel plus 1
secondary residential use, except that an additional dwelling unit is permitted
if that unit is a special needs unit subject to a housing agreement having terms
consistent with Section 4.4 of this Bylaw
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(f) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No building or structure shall be located within:
(a)
8.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
8.0 m of the rear parcel line; and
(c)
8.0 m of the side parcel line.
2.
No portable wood processing plant shall be located within 150.0 m of any
parcel line
(g) Off-Street Parking
1.
In an RR-2 zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with Part 5 of this Bylaw
(h) Agricultural Sales Area
1.
In an RR-2 zone, sales areas established to retail agricultural products
produced on parcels in the RR-2 zone shall not exceed 50 m2 in floor area
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A-1 Agriculture
(a) Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others are permitted in the A-1 zone:
Principal Uses
Agricultural use
Intensive agricultural
Manufactured home
Single-family dwelling
Secondary Uses
Accessory buildings and uses
Rural home-based business
Secondary dwelling subject to
subsection (e)
Secondary suite only in single-
family dwelling
(b) Minimum Parcel Area
1.
Shall have an area of not less than 20.0 ha
(c) Minimum Parcel Frontage
1.
Shall have a frontage of not less than 10% of the perimeter of the parcel
(d) Minimum Setback from Parcel Lines
1.
No building or structure shall be located within:
(a)
8.0 m of the front parcel line;
(b)
8.0 m of the rear parcel line; and
(c)
5.0 m of the side parcel line.
(e) Maximum Density
1.
The density shall not exceed one principal residential use and accessory
buildings and structures per parcel, except that one additional dwelling unit
may be permitted for a full-time farm worker employed on the same parcel
pending approval from the Agricultural Land Commission.
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PART 9:
ADOPTION
READ a first time by Council this 23rd day of November, 2020
READ a second time by Council this 23rd day of November, 2020
NOTICE of a Public Hearing published on April 8th, 2021 and April 15th, 2021
RECEIVED a Public Hearing this 20th day of April, 2021
READ a third time by Council this 26th day of April, 2021
ADOPTED by Council this 26th day of April, 2021
Approved pursuant to section 52(3)(a) of the Transportation Act, this 20 day of May 2021
For Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
We hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the District of Vanderhoof Zoning Bylaw cited
as "The District of Vanderhoof Zoning Bylaw No. 1230, 2020" as read a third time by the Municipal Council for
the District of Vanderhoof this 26th day of April, 2021.
Gerry Thiessen
Kendra Kinsley
Mayor
Corporate Officer
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