Comox Valley Regional District (Areas A, B and C) · zoning
The MTW-CD zone in the rural Comox Valley.
Mt. Washington Comprehensive Development (districts RR, RA, RF, RFW, RI, RES). 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 1101 (accessory clause refers to "District F")). 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
MTW-CD at a glance
| What you can use it for | RR Resort Recreation: resort recreation; research and teaching facility; ski lifts, towers and sport equipment. RA Resort Accommodation: residential use; Mt. Washington short-term rental accommodation service (accessory B&B, secondary suite). RF Resort Facilities: tourist accommodation; liquor licensed establishment; craft beverage processing; office; performing arts facility; resort recreation facility; residential use; restaurant; retail; service establishment; trade, convention and conference facilities; short-term rental accommodation service. RFW Resort Facilities West: resort recreation and facilities; performing arts; trade/convention/conference; service establishment; office; restaurant; liquor licensed establishment; retail; campground; tourist accommodation; emergency services incl. personnel accommodation. RI Resort Industrial: propane distribution centre; emergency services. RES: emergency services (accessory personnel accommodation). All districts: storage and works yards, parking (1101.1–1101.2) |
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| Dwelling units | RA sub-districts: RA-1 10 units/ha average, max 150; RA-2 20 units/ha max; RA-3 25 units/ha average, max 164; RA-4 40 units/ha average, max 424; RA-5 55 units/ha average, max 938. RF FAR 2.2. Units counted by beds (hotel/lodge/hostel room 2 beds = 1 unit; condominium 4; single detached 6 or 10 by floor area; suite 2; RV 2) (1101.3–1101.4) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | not stated |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 3.0 / 1.75 / 1.75 / not stated m except where specified; Strata Lots 1–181, Phase 1, 799SP exempt (1101.5) |
| Lot coverage | RF 55%; others not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not stated |
| 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?
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