City of Courtenay · zoning
The CD-21 zone in Courtenay.
Comprehensive Development Twenty-One Zone (CD-21) - Buckstone Road. 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-21 at a glance
| What you can use it for | single residential, secondary suite, accessory unit (carriage house), duplex, accessory buildings and structures, home occupation |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | Secondary suite permitted throughout; duplex on corner or double frontage lots ≥ 900.0 m² (9,688 sq ft); carriage house on lots ≥ 750.0 m² with lane access and frontage onto Buckstone Road or corner lot (8.48.1, 8.48.2, 8.48.3) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | Single residential 600.0 m² (6,458 sq ft); duplex 900.0 m² (9,688 sq ft) (corner or double frontage); carriage house 750.0 m² (lane access + Buckstone Road frontage or corner); frontage 16.0 m (52 ft) (20.0 m (66 ft) corner); depth 26.0 m (85 ft) (8.48.3, 8.48.4, 8.48.5) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | Single residential/duplex: F 7.5 m (25 ft) (4.5 m (15 ft) if fronting Buckstone Road) / S total 4.5 m (15 ft), min 1.5 m (4.9 ft) one side / flank 4.5 m (15 ft) / R 9.0 m (30 ft) (7.5 m (25 ft) if lot depth < 36.0 m (118 ft)); Carriage house: F 7.5 m (25 ft) / S total 3.0 m (9.8 ft), min 1.5 m (4.9 ft) one side / R 2.0 m (6.6 ft) (8.48.7) |
| Height | Principal 9.0 m (30 ft) / Carriage house 7.5 m (25 ft) (8.48.8) |
| Lot coverage | 60% buildings + accessory buildings (8.48.6) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | 4.5 m (15 ft) height; 50.0 m² (538 sq ft) or 10% rear yard, whichever greater; not within 1.5 m (4.9 ft) side or rear setback (4.5 m (15 ft) if flanking street excluding lane) (8.48.9) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not within 1.5 m (4.9 ft) side or rear setback (4.5 m (15 ft) if flanking street excluding lane) (8.48.9) |
| Parking | Division 7; max 50% of any yard area or street/lane frontage for parking (8.48.10) |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
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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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