Town of Comox · zoning
The M-2 zone in Comox.
Marina. 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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M-2 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Above natural boundary — P: boat launches; breakwaters; marina; mobile vending. S: accessory structures; hotel; land-based aquaculture; caretaker suite, cultural & community services, health services, internal-facing professional services (all above first storey only); child care; education services; farmer's market; food services; licensed premises; parking lot; personal services; retail sales; watercraft & equipment services. Below natural boundary — P: boat launches; breakwaters; marina. S: accessory structures; marine-based aquaculture; mobile vending (from a floating vessel only); watercraft & equipment services |
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| Dwelling units | above: 1 caretaker suite per commercial unit; below: none |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | above: 900.0 m² (9,688 sq ft) / 35.0 m (115 ft); below: 900.0 m² (9,688 sq ft) / n/a |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | above: 7.5 / 0.0 (3.5 abutting Low-Density or Multi-Unit Residential zone) / 3.5 / 7.5 m (25 ft); below: 3.0 / 3.0 / 3.0 / 3.0 m (9.8 ft); cut-off 1.0 |
| Height | above: 10.0 m (33 ft) & 2 storeys; below: 5.5 m (18 ft) & 1 storey measured from water surface / accessory 4.5 m (15 ft) (below: from water surface) |
| Lot coverage | above: 50% / 60%; below: n/a |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 3.0 on all lot lines (above and below); cut-off 1.0 |
| Parking | Table 8.4.1(1): marina 1.0 per 3 berths (marina excluded from Downtown reduction); other uses by use |
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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