Comox Valley Regional District (Areas A, B and C) · zoning
The SBE-CD zone in the rural Comox Valley.
Saratoga Beach Estates Comprehensive Development. 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
SBE-CD at a glance
| What you can use it for | single detached dwelling; duplex (corner lots only, each unit facing a different street with its own driveway, no suite); accessory: secondary suite; home occupation; B&B. Development per the Master Development Agreement and Schedule A-1; all lots on community water and sewer (1103.1–1103.4) |
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| Dwelling units | one single detached dwelling; or one SFD + secondary suite ≤ 90.0 m² (969 sq ft); or one duplex (1103.5) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 450 m² (4,844 sq ft) for single detached residential (1103.6(v)) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 4.5 / 4.5 / side total ≥ 4.5, min 1.5 each side / 4.5 m (15 ft) flanking street (1103.6) |
| Lot coverage | 35% (1103.6(iv)) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | ≤ 4.5 m (15 ft) high 4.5 / 1.0 / 1.0; 4.6–7.0 m (23 ft) high 4.5 / 4.5 / 1.75; not forward of the house |
| Parking | 1 per single detached dwelling; 1 per duplex unit; 1 per secondary suite; 1 per B&B room in addition (1103.4(ii)) |
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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