Comox Valley Regional District (Areas A, B and C) · zoning
The RU-20DB zone in the rural Comox Valley.
Rural Twenty Density Bonus. 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 (802.1). 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
RU-20DB at a glance
| What you can use it for | rural residential, agriculture, home occupation, domestic industrial, portable sawmill, aquaculture bldg |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | 2 (two SFDs on lots > 10.0 ha (25 acres)) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 20.0 ha (49 acres); one site: up to 11 lots ≥ 4.0 ha (9.9 acres) for listed amenities |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 7.5 / 7.5 / 3.0 · 4.0 / 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Lot coverage | 25% on lots < 4.0 ha (9.9 acres) (printed "4.0 hectares (9.9 acres) in area"), 15% on ≥ 4.0 ha (9.9 acres) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | 400 m² (4,306 sq ft) total, 200 m² (2,153 sq ft) per building |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 7.5 / 3.0 / 1.75 / 7.5 |
| Parking | as R-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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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.
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