City of Courtenay · zoning
The C-5 zone in Courtenay.
Commercial Five (heritage-character 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-5 at a glance
| What you can use it for | accessory buildings & uses; bed & breakfast; day care; home occupation; office; personal service; retail (max 200 m² (2,153 sq ft)); school; studio; combined commercial-residential in a dual-use building (no storey both commercial and residential). Site-specific: medical clinic at 308, 320 and 332 3rd St (8.23.2(11)) |
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| Dwelling units | FAR 0.50 (8.23.3) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 420.0 m² (4,521 sq ft); frontage 12.0 m (39 ft) (13.5 m (44 ft) corner) (8.23.5–8.23.6) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 6.0 / S total 4.5, min 1.5 one side / flank 4.5 / R 6.0 m (20 ft) (8.23.7) |
| Height | 10.0 m (33 ft) (8.23.8) |
| Lot coverage | 40% (8.23.4) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | Div 6 (Part 2) |
| Parking | Division 7 / Sched. 7A-2: office 1 per 50 m² (538 sq ft); retail 1 per 35 m² (377 sq ft); B&B 1 per unit + 1 per guest room (8.23.10) |
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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