City of Campbell River · zoning
The DCVN zone in Campbell River.
Dogwood Corridor Village Node. 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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DCVN at a glance
| What you can use it for | Purpose: mixed-use development of up to 10 storeys along the Dogwood Corridor (Bylaw 3975). Uses: mixed use commercial/residential buildings; apartment; child care, acquired injury, community living, extended care, hospice; restaurant without drive-through; retail store; office; bank; entertainment centre; theatre; personal and merchandise service; health services or fitness centre; medical or dental clinic; community hall; veterinary clinic; funeral parlor; small-tool rental; printing and publishing; convenience store; commercial nursery and garden centre; adult learning centre; pet services in an enclosed building; cannabis retail store; hotel/motel; artisan shop; licensed facility, licensee retail store (5.42.1) |
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| Dwelling units | Commercial 1.5 FAR; residential or mixed use 3.2 FAR; bonuses: up to 0.4 FAR where ten percent of units are affordable rental at least 10% below CMHC median rent; up to 0.4 FAR for a child care facility of at least 88.8 m² (956 sq ft) with 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) of outdoor play area; up to 0.3 FAR where 80% or more of required parking is underground or integrated; total not over 3.6 FAR (5.42.3–5.42.4). No unit count is stated |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 600 m² (6,458 sq ft) fee-simple (5.42.2) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | Commercial or mixed use: front 1.0 m (3.3 ft) for the 1st and 2nd storey, 3.0 m (9.8 ft) for the 3rd storey; side and rear 3.0 m (9.8 ft); side and rear on a road 3.5 m (11 ft). Residential: front 4.5 m (15 ft); side and rear 3.0 m (9.8 ft); on a road 3.5 m (11 ft) (5.42.6); 6.0 m (20 ft) to a garage, parkade door or gate (5.42.7); 15.0 m (49 ft) between multi-storey developments on one site and 7.5 m (25 ft) to a lot zoned multi-family or mixed-use (5.42.8) |
| Height | 24 m (79 ft) principal; 30 m (98 ft) where density exceeds 3.2 FAR; indoor amenity building 9 m (30 ft); ancillary 5 m (16 ft) (5.42.9–5.42.12) |
| Lot coverage | 75% (5.42.5) |
| Parking | Table 4.21.1 |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
One lot, not the zone
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.
The lot report answers those for one address.
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