Comox Valley Regional District (Areas A, B and C) · zoning
The CWM zone in the rural Comox Valley.
Community Waste Management. 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 the zoning bylaw. General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the Comox Valley Regional District reads it, is always the final word.
Check a lot in the rural Comox ValleyThe rules
CWM at a glance
| What you can use it for | principal: composting and composting facility under the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation; refuse disposal site. Accessory: residential use (914.1–914.2) |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | 1 dwelling unit (914.4) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 8.0 ha (20 acres) (914.7) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | refuse disposal 30.0 m (98 ft) from all property lines; composting ≥ 100.0 m (328 ft) from a watercourse, ≥ 200.0 m (656 ft) from a community watershed, ≥ 50.0 m (164 ft) from the property boundary (nearest 15.0 m (49 ft) kept as screening); other principal buildings per those rules (914.3, 914.5) |
| Lot coverage | 35% (914.6) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | accessory 7.5 m (25 ft) all lot lines |
| Parking | s.319 |
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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What can you build on your lot in the rural Comox Valley?
This page is the zone. The report is your lot: the zone it's actually in, the setbacks drawn on a plan in feet, how many dwelling units it allows, floodplain, streams, farmland and permit areas, with the source for every rule. $9, on screen in about a minute, with a PDF to keep.
Check a lot in the rural Comox ValleyLot report $9; Pro $20 a month. Prices in CAD, plus applicable taxes.
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