City of Campbell River · zoning
The C-5 zone in Campbell River.
Commercial Five. What the bylaw lets you build, how big the lot has to be, and how close to the lines you can go, in plain words with the section for each.
From Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006. General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the City of Campbell River reads it, is always the final word.
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C-5 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Purpose: waterfront-related recreational, tourist, and marine-oriented commercial uses. Uses: retail store; office; aquarium, marine museum; boat and marine equipment sales, service and rentals; boat construction, moorage, storage and related facilities; boat rental operations, charters and water taxis; ferry terminal and related facilities; cruise ship terminal and related facilities; seafood processing within an enclosed building; seafood buying and selling station; marine based bulk loading facility; marina and related facilities; marine fueling station; marine research laboratories and related facilities; floatplane operations, services, and related facilities; licensed facilities; restaurant; hotel, motel, resort; ancillary dwelling unit; apartment subject to 5.10.9 (5.10.1). Site-specific: industrial wharf or dock only on Block A, DL 1505, Sayward District (5.10.1(u)); heliport only on Strata Lot A Plan VIS5513 (bare land strata plan of Lot 1 DL 67 Sayward Plan VIP76027), Lot 23 DL 67 Sayward Plan 6004 except VIP67500, and DL 67 Sayward Plan 1031R except Plan VIP67500 (5.10.1(v), 3320); auto repair shop and storage yard, excluding motor vehicle service, only at 2525 Island Hwy (Lot 23 DL 67 Sayward Plan 6004, except part in Plan VIP67500) (5.10.1(w), 3969, May 22 2025). Tyee Spit lands zoned C-5 limited to floatplane operations services and related facilities, the Tyee Club, the existing tourist accommodation facility (as a motel) and the heliport; adjacent C-5 foreshore limited to docking and mooring of floatplanes and boats in conjunction with those (5.10.8) |
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| Dwelling units | Ancillary dwelling unit permitted (5.10.1(s)). Apartments only at 97 South Island Hwy (Strata Plan 4588, Lot A DL 72 Sayward Plan VIP52266) and 414 South Island Hwy (Lot 1, Section 32, Block D, Comox District, Plan 4797), only in conjunction with a commercial use such as an office or dental clinic, and under RM-3 lot area, density, coverage, yard and height provisions (5.10.9; the bylaw cites "sub-sections 5.33.2 to 5.33.6", but RM-3 is s.5.27, see gaps). Combined commercial/residential floor area ratio 1.5 (5.10.4) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 1,000 m² (10,764 sq ft) (5.10.2); frontage not stated |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) along all property lines; 4.5 m (15 ft) where a yard adjoins a highway or arterial road (5.10.5). No parking, loading or outdoor storage in any minimum required side yard or within 3.0 m (9.8 ft) of any front yard (5.10.7) |
| Height | 14.0 m (46 ft) principal; along Island Hwy 19A from 6th Ave south to the Evergreen Rd ROW 8 m (26 ft) above the finished grade of the adjacent highway; from the Evergreen Rd ROW south to Simms Creek, to the highest roof peak not more than 3.0 m (9.8 ft) below the "top of the ridge" (5.10.6) / ancillary s.4.12 |
| Lot coverage | 65% all buildings (5.10.3) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | s.4.12 |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | s.4.12 |
| Parking | Table 4.21.1; loading s.4.22; siting limits in 5.10.7 |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
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