Town of Comox · zoning
The CD16 zone in Comox.
1770 Comox Avenue. 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 Town of Comox reads it, is always the final word.
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CD16 at a glance
| What you can use it for | accessory buildings; cultural & community services; dwelling units (only above a first-storey non-residential use); entertainment facility; farm stand; food services; health services; home occupation minor; licensed premises; parking lot; personal services; plant nursery; professional services internal- and public-facing; retail, cannabis; retail, liquor (only where a licensed premises is on the same lot); retail sales; urban agriculture. Commercial units not above the first storey |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | density not stated; FAR not stated |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 2,000.0 m² (21,528 sq ft) / width not stated |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | not stated |
| Height | 19.0 m (62 ft) & 5 storeys / accessory 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Lot coverage | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not in front yard |
| Parking | 0.85 per dwelling unit (CD16.5(4)); non-residential per Table 8.4.1(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 Comox?
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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