City of Courtenay · zoning
The C-2 zone in Courtenay.
Commercial Two (highway / service commercial). 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-2 at a glance
| What you can use it for | accessory building & uses; assembly hall; bakery & deli; barber shop & beauty salon; bed & breakfast; building supply store; car washing establishment; day care; enclosed storage facility incl. warehouse and storage yard; facility for adults with a disability; fitness facility; general service; grocery store; hotel & motel; indoor entertainment facility; laundromat; licenced premises; liquor store only at 2355 Mansfield Dr and 1599 Cliffe Ave; nursery & greenhouse; medical clinic; microbrewery (max 400.0 m², accessory sales); office & financial institution; outdoor sales; parking lot; printing & publishing; restaurant; retail & wholesale stores; school; second-hand store (enclosed); service & repairs; service station; small item sales/service/rental/repair; studio; transportation depot & taxi office; veterinary clinic; combined commercial-residential (commercial limited to retail, restaurant, office/financial, studio; dwellings only above commercial storeys). Site-specific: auction centre ≤ 185 m² (1,991 sq ft) at 1755 13th St; mini storage + one dwelling only at 4846/4860 Headquarters Rd; furniture refinishing only at 4785 Headquarters Rd; garden store + agriculture + one dwelling only at 2855 Wentworth Rd (own setbacks 7.5/3.5/7.5 m (25 ft), 50% coverage, 1.0 ha (2.5 acres) lot); pet day care at 241 Puntledge Rd; storefront cannabis retailer at #103-2270 Cliffe Ave (8.20.1(37)–(42)) |
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| Dwelling units | combined commercial-residential: FAR 0.60; 20.0 m² (215 sq ft) usable open space per dwelling unit (8.20.5(2), 8.20.8) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 650.0 m² (6,997 sq ft) (1,250.0 m² (13,455 sq ft) for combined commercial-residential); frontage 20.0 m (66 ft) (8.20.3–8.20.4) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 7.5 / S none, except adjoining a residential zone (no street/lane between): 4.5 (1 storey) / 6.0 (> 1 storey); combined commercial-residential 4.5 / flank not stated / R 4.5, adjoining a residential zone 6.0 (1 storey) / 7.5 (> 1 storey); service station buildings 12.0 m (39 ft) from all lot lines (8.20.6) |
| Height | 9.5 m (31 ft); combined commercial-residential 13.5 m (44 ft) (8.20.7) |
| Lot coverage | commercial 50% buildings + accessory (8.20.5(1)); outdoor sales within that coverage; retail building max 4,500 m² (48,438 sq ft) per floor (except building supply) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | 50.0 m² (538 sq ft) or 10% of rear yard, whichever is greater (8.20.9) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | ≥ 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from the principal building (8.20.9) |
| Parking | Division 7 / Sched. 7A-2: retail store 1 per 35 m² (377 sq ft); grocery 1 per 35 m² (377 sq ft); office 1 per 50 m² (538 sq ft); financial 1 per 25 m² (269 sq ft); restaurant 1 per 6 seats; liquor store 1 per 12 m² (129 sq ft) retail + 1 per 20 m² (215 sq ft) warehouse; motel 1 per unit + company vehicles; storage 1 per 90 m² (969 sq ft) + 1 per 2 employees; multi-residential 1.2 per unit (8.20.10) |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
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- 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.
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