City of Courtenay · zoning
The I-2 zone in Courtenay.
Industrial Two (light industrial / service). 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.
Check a lot in CourtenayThe rules
I-2 at a glance
| What you can use it for | accessory buildings incl. up to two unstacked containers; accessory office to an industrial use; automobile service & repairs incl. storage of wrecked vehicles (no wrecking yard); auction centre; building supply store; commercial laundry; contractor's offices & equipment storage yards; enclosed storage facility; facility for adults with disabilities; fitness facility; heavy equipment sales & leasing; indoor entertainment facility; manufacturing; microbrewery (max 400 m², accessory sales); multimodal terminal; pet day care; printing & publishing; radio station; restaurant; small item sales/service/rental/repair; school; storage & sale of feed and fertilizer; private utility facility; veterinary clinic. No noxious uses (8.25.2). Site-specific: boat building at 4767 N Island Hwy; barber shop at 2260 Cousins Rd; office at 801 30th St and 2459 Cousins Ave; warehouse at 4660 Western Rd; tattoo studio at 911 McPhee Ave; church & assembly hall at 765 McPhee Ave; day care + community development centre at 1625/1679 McPhee Ave; food bank at 1255 McPhee Ave; day care at 4655a Madrona Place (8.25.1(26)–(35)) |
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| Dwelling units | 2 dwelling units per lot, integral to the principal building and above industrial storeys (8.25.1(25)); 20.0 m² (215 sq ft) usable open space per unit (8.25.8) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 1,250 m² (13,455 sq ft); frontage 20.0 m (66 ft) (8.25.3–8.25.4) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 7.5 / S none, except adjoining a residential zone 6.0 (1 storey) / 7.5 (2 storeys) / flank 7.5 / R 4.5, adjoining a residential zone without street/lane 9.0 (1 storey) / 10.0 (> 1 storey) (8.25.6) |
| Height | 15.0 m (49 ft) (8.25.7) |
| Lot coverage | 60% (8.25.5); FAR not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | Div 6 (Part 2) |
| Parking | Division 7 / Sched. 7A-2: industrial 1 per 3 employees + company vehicles; storage 1 per 90 m² (969 sq ft) + 1 per 2 employees + company vehicles; restaurant 1 per 6 seats; fitness 1 per 10 m² (108 sq ft) or 1 per 5 persons; auction 1 per 10 m² (108 sq ft) or 1 per 4 seats (8.25.10) |
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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