City of Courtenay · zoning
The CD-26 zone in Courtenay.
Comprehensive Development Twenty-Six Zone (CD-26) - 3040 & 3070 Kilpatrick Avenue. 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-26 at a glance
| What you can use it for | general service, medical clinic, financial institution, office, restaurant, personal service, retail, fitness facility, studio, community service, liquor store, multi-residential, home occupation |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | not stated |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 1.0 ha (2.5 acres); frontage 30.0 m (98 ft) (8.53.5, 8.53.6) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 7.5 m (25 ft) (< 9.0 m (30 ft) height), 11.5 m (38 ft) (> 9.0 m (30 ft) height); Building 1 rear may reduce to 4.5 m (15 ft) (building incl. balconies) or 3.2 m (10 ft) (staircase) / S 4.5 m (15 ft) (6.5 m (21 ft) for 5th storey abutting residential); balconies may extend 1.2 m (3.9 ft) into north side setback, 0.8 m (2.6 ft) into south side setback / flank not stated / R 7.5 m (25 ft) (underground parking 0.6 m (2.0 ft)); Building 1 rear may reduce to 4.5 m (15 ft) (building incl. balconies) or 3.2 m (10 ft) (staircase) (8.53.7) |
| Height | Building 1: 10.5 m (34 ft) to roof parapet, 12.5 m (41 ft) to top of elevator; Building 2: 12.5 m (41 ft) to roof parapet, 14.5 m (48 ft) to top of elevator; Building 3: 8.5 m (28 ft) (8.53.8) |
| Lot coverage | 40% lot coverage (8.53.3); FAR 1.2 (8.53.4) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | waste and recycling facilities only; not permitted in front or rear yard; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from side lot line abutting commercial, 4.5 m (15 ft) from side lot line abutting residential or street (underground garbage/recycling 0.6 m (2.0 ft) from side lot line) (8.53.10) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not permitted in front or rear yard; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from side lot line abutting commercial, 4.5 m (15 ft) from side lot line abutting residential or street (underground garbage/recycling 0.6 m (2.0 ft) from side lot line) (8.53.10) |
| Parking | multi-residential 1.3 per dwelling unit incl. visitor; general commercial 1.0 per 30.0 m² (323 sq ft); restaurant with drive-thru 1.0 per 10.0 m² (108 sq ft); stall 2.6 m (8.5 ft) × 5.5 m (18 ft); underground aisle 6.7 m (22 ft); max 25% small car spaces (8.53.11); otherwise Div 7 |
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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