Town of Comox · zoning
The CD26 zone in Comox.
Commercial Residential (Aspen Rd). 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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CD26 at a glance
| What you can use it for | accessory buildings & structures; child care (first storey); cultural & community services; food services; health services; home occupation minor; personal services; professional services internal- and public-facing; retail sales; two or more attached dwelling units; minor veterinary. Non-residential (other than child care) only in a principal building with 3+ attached dwelling units and not above the first storey; for ≥ 60.0 m (197 ft) along Aspen Rd, residential buildings must have non-residential first storey ≥ 7.5 m (25 ft) deep |
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| Dwelling units | min 55, max 80 units/ha; 150 units/ha if ≥ 40% of required parking underground or in a building footprint; no limit if > 80%; ≥ 25% of units 2+ bedrooms |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 3,500.0 m² (37,674 sq ft) / 50.0 m (164 ft) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | front 9.0 m (30 ft) setback areas / otherwise 3.0 / side 9.0 (5.0 for elevations ≤ 25.0 m (82 ft) wide) / ext. side as front / rear 9.0 (5.0 only for buildings < 3 storeys with elevations ≤ 25.0 m (82 ft) wide); 5.0 to a greenway ≥ 10.0 m (33 ft); 15.0 to an ALR lot |
| Height | 16.0 m (52 ft) (up to 4 storeys) / 12.0 m (39 ft) (up to 3 storeys) / accessory 4.5 m (15 ft); amenity 9.0 m (30 ft) & 2 storeys; per-unit sheds 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Lot coverage | 40% / 75% |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not in front or ext. side yard; per-unit sheds 2.0 from rear/side lines |
| Parking | Table 8.4.1(1): retail, personal, public-facing professional, minor vet 2.5 per 100 m² (1,076 sq ft); food, health 4.0 per 100 m² (1,076 sq ft); dwelling 1.0; one driveway per highway frontage, max 6.0 m (20 ft) wide |
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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