Comox Valley Regional District (Areas A, B and C) · zoning
The S-CI zone in the rural Comox Valley.
Saratoga – Commercial Industrial. 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
S-CI at a glance
| What you can use it for | principal: retail and wholesale sales; service establishments; offices; restaurants; liquor licensed establishments; recreation facilities; automobile service station (no vehicle washing; pumps ≥ 4.5 m (15 ft) from property lines; canopy ≤ 33% of street boundary to 12.0 m (39 ft)); veterinary establishment; light industrial; general contractor services and storage yard; industrial equipment sales and service; boat building, repairs, service and sales; mini-storage only on Lots B, C and D, Block 29, Plan EPP81926 (max 10% coverage, max two buildings, 15.0 m (49 ft) from the Island Highway or its frontage road). Accessory: outdoor storage (screened ≥ 2.0 m (6.6 ft)); residential use (913.1–913.3) |
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| Dwelling units | 1 dwelling unit (913.4); ≥ 25% of lot as open space |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 2.0 ha (4.9 acres); 4,000 m² (43,056 sq ft) if connected to community water (913.8) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | principal 7.5 / 7.5 / 4.5 / 7.5 m (25 ft); pump islands 4.5 m (15 ft) all lines; canopies 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.5 / 4.5 m (15 ft) (913.5) |
| Lot coverage | 50% (913.7) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 7.5 / 7.5 / 4.5 / 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Parking | s.319; no parking, loading or storage within 1.5 m (4.9 ft) of any property line; landscaped strip 3.0 m (9.8 ft) along roads, 4.5 m (15 ft) along the Island Highway or its frontage road (913.3) |
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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