City of Courtenay · zoning
The CD-3 zone in Courtenay.
Comprehensive Development Zone Three (St. Andrews & Idiens Way). 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-3 at a glance
| What you can use it for | single residential dwelling, townhouse dwelling, accessory building and structure, home occupation |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | not stated |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | single residential 550.0 m² (5,920 sq ft), frontage 18.0 m (59 ft); townhouse dwelling 1,250.0 m² (13,455 sq ft), frontage 30.0 m (98 ft) (8.34.4) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | single residential F 4.5 m (15 ft) / S 1.5 m (4.9 ft) / flank 4.5 m (15 ft) (6.0 m (20 ft) for garage or carport) / R 7.5 m (25 ft); townhouse dwelling F 7.5 m (25 ft) / S 4.5 m (15 ft) / flank 4.5 m (15 ft) / R 9.0 m (30 ft); where back of building faces side lot line, side setback 6.0 m (20 ft) (8.34.6) |
| Height | 8.0 m (26 ft) / accessory 4.5 m (15 ft) (8.34.7, 8.34.8) |
| Lot coverage | 40% (8.34.3) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | 45.0 m² (484 sq ft) or 10% of required rear yard area, whichever is less, combined (8.34.8) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | rear yard; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from side and rear lot line except 4.5 m (15 ft) where side or rear yard flanks a street (excluding lane) (8.34.8) |
| Parking | Div 7; max 50% of front yard for parking (8.34.9) |
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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