City of Campbell River · zoning
The C-8 zone in Campbell River.
Commercial Eight. 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-8 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Purpose: limited "stand-alone" retail and/or service related commercial uses identified as "local commercial uses" in the official community plan. Uses: convenience store; personal service establishment; licensed facility; health services or fitness centre; artisan shop; auto repair shop excluding auto wrecking and outside storage (only at 1641 Croation Rd, part of Lot 1 DL 75 Sayward Plan 16102, except Parcel A [DD3456071], lying 30 m (98 ft) south from the north property line by 44.64 m (146 ft), 5.13.8(b)); gas bar / convenience store (only at 1680 Croation Rd, Lot C DL 1395 Sayward Plan 16477, 5.13.8(a)); one ancillary dwelling unit or up to two attached dwelling units (see dwellings); coffee shop; restaurant; medical clinic (5.13.1, as amended by 3820, 3825). Site-specific: office also permitted at 521 Rockland Rd (Lot 1, Section 29, Township 1, Comox District, Plan 43570) (5.13.1.1, 3540) |
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| Dwelling units | One ancillary dwelling unit, or, with a convenience store, personal service establishment, licensed facility or health/fitness centre, up to two dwelling units physically attached to the building containing the principal use (5.13.1(h)). Max 300 m² (3,229 sq ft) floor area for each permitted use (5.13.5) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 650 m² (6,997 sq ft); 15 m (49 ft) frontage (5.13.2–5.13.3) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | Front 3.0 m (9.8 ft); rear 8.0 m (26 ft); side 3.0 m (9.8 ft); front or side yard adjoining a highway or arterial road 4.5 m (15 ft) (5.13.6) |
| Height | 8.0 m (26 ft) principal (5.13.7) / ancillary s.4.12 |
| Lot coverage | 40% all buildings (5.13.4) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | s.4.12 |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | s.4.12 |
| Parking | Table 4.21.1; loading s.4.22 |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
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What the zone page can't tell you
- Whether your lot is actually in this zone. Check the zoning map, not the listing.
- Whether a permit area, floodplain, stream setback or farmland reserve sits over the lot. Each adds steps.
- Whether site-specific rules or a covenant on title change what this table says.
- What council has decided on the street lately.
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