Town of Comox · zoning
The CD5 zone in Comox.
1829 Beaufort Avenue (Areas A, B, C per Figure 16-4). 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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CD5 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Area A: accessory structures; child care; licence-not-required care; caretaker suite; cultural & community services; farm stand; food services; health services (not below 19.5 m (64 ft) geodetic); licensed premises; parking lot (enclosed not below 16.0 m (52 ft) geodetic); personal services; plant nursery; professional services internal-facing (not fronting Beaufort between 16.0 and 19.5 m (64 ft) geodetic) and public-facing; retail sales; minor veterinary (no outdoor boarding; not in a building with > 1 dwelling unit). Area B: accessory structures secondary to a use in A or C. Area C: accessory structures; home occupation minor; three or more attached dwelling units; parking lot |
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| Dwelling units | A and B n/a; C 18 units/ha, or 85 units/ha if 10% of units are BC Building Code adaptable special-needs units |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 4,000.0 m² (43,056 sq ft) / 40.0 m (131 ft) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | front abutting Beaufort Ave n/a, abutting any other highway 8.4 / side A 0.6, B and C 3.5 / ext. side n/a / rear n/a |
| Height | A 13.3 m (44 ft), B 12.1 m (40 ft), C 12.1 m (40 ft) (5.5 m (18 ft) within 20.0 m (66 ft) of the front lot line), all measured from 11.411 m (37 ft) geodetic / accessory not stated |
| Lot coverage | A and B n/a; C not stated / 60% |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not stated |
| Parking | 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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