Town of Comox · zoning
The PU zone in Comox.
Civic Facilities and Public Space. 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.
Check a lot in ComoxThe rules
PU at a glance
| What you can use it for | P: child care; community care; community gardens; cultural & community services; education services; emergency & protective services; indoor recreation. S: accessory buildings & structures; urban agriculture; boat launches; dwelling units (only ancillary to a community care facility on the same lot); farmer's market; food services; health services; home occupation minor; mobile vending; park; parking lot; outdoor recreation. Light industrial limited to food/beverage processing or packing (no bottling of non-municipal water) at 1855 Noel Ave only — table cell shows "--" with conds. 2–3 |
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| Dwelling units | dwellings only ancillary to community care; FAR 1.6 |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 750.0 m² (8,073 sq ft) / 18.0 m (59 ft) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 7.5 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 9.0 m (30 ft); cut-off 1.0 |
| Height | 15.0 m (49 ft) / 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Lot coverage | 35% / 50% |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | front 3.5 / side 1.5 / ext. side 3.5 / rear 1.5; cut-off 1.0 |
| Parking | Table 8.4.1(1): education 1.5, cultural 2.5, emergency 3.5, indoor recreation 4.0 per 100 m² (1,076 sq ft); child care 1.0 per 8 children or 2.0 per 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) (greater) |
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.
Check a lot
What can you build on your lot in Comox?
This page is the zone. The report is your lot: the zone it's actually in, the setbacks drawn on a plan in feet, how many dwelling units it allows, floodplain, streams, farmland and permit areas, with the source for every rule. $9, on screen in about a minute, with a PDF to keep.
Check a lot in ComoxLot report $9; Pro $20 a month. Prices in CAD, plus applicable taxes.
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