City of Courtenay · zoning
The CD-1 zone in Courtenay.
Comprehensive Development One Zone (CD-1) - Crown Isle. 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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CD-1 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Area A: accessory bldgs/structures, boarding, single residential, duplex, multi-residential, ADU, golf course, home occupation, school, secondary suite; Area B: accessory bldgs/structures, boarding, care facility, single residential, duplex, multi-residential, ADU, home occupation, golf course, motel on Lot 2 Plan VIP64932, secondary suite; Area C: accessory bldgs/structures, car museum, community services, day care, multi-residential, farmers market, fitness facility, financial institution, general service, hotel, light industrial, liquor store, medical clinic, office, park, personal services, pet day care, restaurant, retail, school, small item sales/service/rental/repair, veterinary clinic; Area F: accessory bldgs/structures, automobile sales, automobile service/repairs, building supply store, security/caretaker dwelling unit, enclosed storage bldg incl. warehouse, financial institution, medical clinic, motel, liquor store, light manufacturing (excl. sawmills, in enclosed principal bldg), office, parks, personal services, printers/publishers, retail, restaurant (may incl. licensed premises/micro breweries), service station, veterinary clinic, storefront cannabis retailer on Lot 1 Plan VIP81206; Area G: accessory bldgs/structures, boarding, single residential, duplex, townhouse, ADU, home occupation, golf course, park, secondary suite; Area H: accessory bldgs/structures, boarding, single residential, duplex, multi-residential, ADU, home occupation, secondary suite; Area I: accessory bldgs/structures, boarding, single residential, duplex, multi-residential, ADU, home occupation, secondary suite; Area J: accessory bldgs/structures, boarding, single residential, duplex, multi-residential, ADU, home occupation |
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| Dwelling units | Area A: max 640 residential units; Area B: max 1,706 residential units, max 125 care facility units; Area C: max 1,350 residential units; Area F: not stated; Area G: max 177 residential units; Area H: max 110 residential units; Area I: max 27 residential units; Area J: max 330 residential units. Secondary suites and ADUs do not count towards dwelling unit density limits (8.33.4(1)). Lot 1 Plan VIP82600: lot area not less than 0.157 ha (0.4 acres), permitted one duplex unit (8.33.4(6)) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | Area A: 300 m² (3,229 sq ft); Area B: 300 m² (3,229 sq ft); Area C: 465 m² (5,005 sq ft); Area F: 550 m² (5,920 sq ft); Area G: 550 m² (5,920 sq ft); Area H: 550 m² (5,920 sq ft) for single residential; Area I: 465 m² (5,005 sq ft) for single residential, 1,600 m² (17,222 sq ft) for multi-residential; Area J: 400 m² (4,306 sq ft) for single residential (8.33.6). Frontage: min 10% of perimeter front on highway, may be reduced to min 2% in discretion of Approving Officer (8.33.7); 8.0 m (26 ft) party-wall subdivision (8.33.9(2)(iv)) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | Areas A, B, G, H, I, J: single/duplex/townhouse F 4.0 m (13 ft) to residence, 6.0 m (20 ft) to garage / R 5.0 m (16 ft) / internal S 1.5 m (4.9 ft) / exterior S 3.0 m (9.8 ft); other multi-residential F 7.5 m (25 ft) / R 7.5 m (25 ft) / internal S 4.5 m (15 ft) / exterior S 4.5 m (15 ft). Areas C and F: commercial F 3.0 m (9.8 ft) / R 3.0 m (9.8 ft) / internal S 3.0 m (9.8 ft) / exterior S 3.0 m (9.8 ft); light industrial F 6.0 m (20 ft) / R 12.0 m (39 ft) / internal S 3.0 m (9.8 ft) / exterior S 4.5 m (15 ft); multi-residential F 4.0 m (13 ft) / R 6.0 m (20 ft) / internal S 3.0 m (9.8 ft) / exterior S 3.0 m (9.8 ft) (8.33.9(1)). Principal automobile service station bldg min front yard 12.0 m (39 ft) (8.33.9(2)(i)); residential or commercial bldg on lot adjacent to agricultural land min rear yard 15 m (49 ft) (8.33.9(2)(ii)); where back of bldg adjacent to or faces side lot line min side yard 6.0 m (20 ft) (8.33.9(2)(iii)); party wall side yard 0 m (8.33.9(2)(v)) |
| Height | Max 22.0 m (72 ft) unless permitted by Comox Airport Zoning Regulations; single residential 11.0 m (36 ft); duplex 11.0 m (36 ft); townhouse 11.0 m (36 ft); apartment 22.0 m (72 ft); care facility 15.0 m (49 ft); commercial 15.0 m (49 ft); golf clubhouse 15.0 m (49 ft); hotel 22.0 m (72 ft); motel 10.0 m (33 ft) (8.33.10) |
| Lot coverage | Single and duplex residential 60%; multi-residential 60% (8.33.5). FAR multi-residential excl. townhouse 1.5; FAR commercial bldgs Areas C and D 1.2; FAR light industrial bldgs Area D 0.6 (8.33.4(3)(4)(5)) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | Division 2, Part 2 (8.33.11) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | Division 2, Part 2 (8.33.11) |
| Parking | Division 7 (8.33.10) |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
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