City of Courtenay · zoning
The C-1 zone in Courtenay.
Commercial One (downtown). 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 City of Courtenay reads it, is always the final word.
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C-1 at a glance
| What you can use it for | accessory buildings & structures; accessory dwelling unit; assembly hall; bakery & deli; barber shop & beauty salon; care facility; church incl. one dwelling unit per lot; community service; cultural facility; day care; duplex dwelling; facility for adults with a disability; farmer's market; fitness facility; funeral home; general service; grocery store & shopping centre; hotel; indoor entertainment facility; laundromat; licenced premises; liquor store; meat & fish market; medical clinic; microbrewery, distilling, U-brew/U-vin (max 400 m², incl. accessory sales); multi-residential dwelling; nightclub (performer-clothing condition); office, financial institution, personal service; parking lot; printing shop; restaurant; retail store; second-hand store (enclosed); secondary suite; school; single residential dwelling; small item sales/service/rental/repair; studio; theatre; transportation depot; combined commercial/residential in the same or separate buildings. Site-specific: enclosed storage at 120 5th St; storefront cannabis retailer at 143 5th St, 605/625 Cliffe Ave and #101-576 England Ave (8.19.1(42)–(45)) |
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| Dwelling units | no unit cap or FAR stated |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 500.0 m² (5,382 sq ft); frontage N/A (8.19.2–8.19.3) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | no setbacks except where specified elsewhere in the bylaw (8.19.6) |
| Height | 13.5 m (44 ft) (8.19.7) |
| Lot coverage | lot coverage N/A (8.19.4) |
| Parking | Division 7 parking and loading does not apply, except 1 space per residential unit (8.19.8) |
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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What can you build on your lot in Courtenay?
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