Town of Comox · zoning
The CD20 zone in Comox.
Aspen-Murrelet (Areas A, B per Figure 16-17). 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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CD20 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Area A: accessory buildings & structures; home occupation minor; three or more attached dwelling units. Area B: same plus child care; cultural & community services; food services; health services; personal services; professional services internal- and public-facing; retail sales. Area B dwellings not on or below the first storey; non-residential not above the first storey |
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| Dwelling units | A 120 units/ha; B 75 units/ha |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | A 15,000.0 m² (161,458 sq ft) / 100.0 m (328 ft); B 3,000.0 m² (32,292 sq ft) / 30.0 m (98 ft) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | front 2.8 (B excluding driveway retaining walls) / side A 9.0 abutting Low-Density or Multi-Unit Residential, 6.0 other; B 6.0 / ext. side 3.0 / rear n/a (Figure 16-18) |
| Height | 14.0 m (46 ft) measured from 69.90 m (229 ft) (A) / 70.10 m (230 ft) (B) geodetic; PV panels may exceed by up to 1.0 m (3.3 ft) / 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Lot coverage | 35% / not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not in front yard; 9.0 from a side line abutting Low-Density or Multi-Unit Residential |
| Parking | Table 8.4.1(1); barrier-free spaces may be > 10.0 m (33 ft) from entrance with a compliant path (CD20.9(6)); no garbage/recycling within 20.0 m (66 ft) of a Low-Density or Multi-Unit Residential lot line |
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?
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