City of Courtenay · zoning
The C-2A zone in Courtenay.
Commercial Two A. 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 (Part 20A, 8.20.12–8.20.21). 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-2A at a glance
| What you can use it for | assembly hall; community service; convenience store; day care; general service; grocery store; government office & government facility; hotel & motel; indoor entertainment facility; licenced premises; medical clinic; microbrewery (max 400.0 m², accessory sales); office & financial institution; parking lot; personal service; restaurant; retail store; school; shopping centre; veterinary clinic. Site-specific: recycling facility at 493 Puntledge Rd (8.20.12(21)) |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | no dwellings listed |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 2,500 m² (26,910 sq ft); frontage 20.0 m (66 ft) (8.20.13–8.20.14) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 7.5 (4.5 where the front area is landscaped and not parking) / S none, except adjoining a residential zone 4.5 (1 storey) / 7.5 (2 storeys) / flank 4.5 / R 4.5 (1 storey) / 7.5 (2 storeys) (8.20.17) |
| Height | 9.14 m (30 ft) (8.20.18) |
| Lot coverage | FAR 0.6, plus 0.2 × the share of parking provided inside the principal building (8.20.15); retail building max 4,500 m² (48,438 sq ft) per floor except building supply (8.20.16); coverage % not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | 46.45 m² (500 sq ft) (8.20.19) |
| Parking | Division 7 / Sched. 7A-2 (rates as C-2; shopping centre 1 per 22.5 m² (242 sq ft)) (8.20.20) |
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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