City of Courtenay · zoning
The CD-23A zone in Courtenay.
Comprehensive Development Twenty-Three Zone subarea 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. 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-23A at a glance
| What you can use it for | single residential, duplex, townhouse, accessory dwelling, secondary suite, accessory buildings and structures, home occupation |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | not stated |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | single residential 500.0 m² (5,382 sq ft); duplex 900.0 m² (9,688 sq ft); frontage 18.0 m (59 ft) (corner 20.0 m (66 ft)); depth 30.0 m (98 ft) (8.50.2) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 7.5 m (25 ft) / 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) (8.50.2) |
| Height | 9.0 m (30 ft) / ADU not stated (8.50.2) |
| Lot coverage | 40% buildings (8.50.2) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | 50.0 m² (538 sq ft) or 10% of rear yard, whichever is greater; height 4.5 m (15 ft) (8.50.4) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) side or rear (4.5 m (15 ft) where side or rear flanks a street excluding lane) (8.50.4) |
| Parking | Division 7; max 50% of any yard area or frontage on street or lane for parking (8.50.5) |
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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