Comox Valley Regional District (Areas A, B and C) · zoning
The DWP zone in the rural Comox Valley.
Drinking Water Protection. 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 (Part 806). 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
DWP at a glance
| What you can use it for | utility use only; no boat launch or docks; no houseboat, float home, float camp or other vessel for tourist or residential use (806.1–806.2) |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | none |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | not stated |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | not stated |
| Lot coverage | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not stated |
| Parking | not stated |
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.
Check a lot
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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