Town of Comox · zoning
The CD8 zone in Comox.
Average 4650 m² Parcel – Single-Family (Areas A, B, C per Figure 16-6). 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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CD8 at a glance
| What you can use it for | accessory buildings & structures; B&B accommodation; vacation rental accommodation; licence-not-required care; detached dwelling units; farm stand; home occupation minor; urban agriculture |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | one principal building per lot |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | A 2,600.0 m² (27,986 sq ft); B 5,400.0 m² (58,125 sq ft); C 7,000.0 m² (75,347 sq ft) / 30.0 m (98 ft) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | front: text states 12.0 m (39 ft), then A per Figure 16-6, B and C 9.0 / side 3.0 / ext. side 3.0 where lot < 5,000.0 m² (53,820 sq ft), equal to front setback where ≥ 5,000.0 m² (53,820 sq ft) / rear: text states 7.5 m (25 ft), then A per Figure 16-6, B and C 9.0 m (30 ft) |
| Height | 9.0 m (30 ft) / 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Lot coverage | A 15%, B 10%, C 7% / not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not in front yard; rear 3.0; ≤ 2/3 of rear-yard width |
| 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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