Comox Valley Regional District (Areas A, B and C) · zoning
The MUCR zone in the rural Comox Valley.
Mixed-Use Commercial / Residential (Kensington CDA-3 "Village Core", part of K-CD). 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 1102.3). 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
MUCR at a glance
| What you can use it for | marina; golf course; mixed use; multi-residential; assisted living; community care; congregate care; interpretive / cultural centre; liquor licensed establishment; craft beverage processing; commercial; assembly use; institutional use; real estate sales centre; recreation facilities; tourist accommodation. Accessory to tourist accommodation: conference facilities, meeting rooms, ancillary service and retail; health club / spa (1102.3(1)–(2)) |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | single detached not permitted; multi-residential and mixed-use residential 90 units/ha; commercial floor area max 30,000 m² (322,917 sq ft) in the zone, 2,787 m² (29,999 sq ft) per building (1102.3(4)) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | not stated |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | multi-residential 4.5 / 3.0 / 1.5 / 4.5 m (15 ft); commercial and mixed-use 4.5 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 4.5 m (15 ft) (1102.3(5)) |
| Lot coverage | multi-residential and mixed-use 75%; non-residential 90% (1102.3(6)) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | multi-residential 4.5 / 1.5 / 1.5 / 4.5; commercial 4.5 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 4.5 |
| Parking | K-CD Appendix 2 table |
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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