City of Courtenay · zoning
The MH-2 / MH-3 zone in Courtenay.
Mobile Home Park / Manufactured Home Residential Three. 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 (Parts 12, 12A ss.8.12.1–8.12.37). 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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MH-2 / MH-3 at a glance
| What you can use it for | MH-2: mobile homes + accessory, park service/recreation buildings; MH-3: manufactured homes + accessory |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | 1 home per space; park density max 20 units/ha (8.12.4, 8.12.29) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | park site MH-2 2.0 ha (4.9 acres) / frontage 30.0 m (98 ft); MH-3 1.0 ha (2.5 acres) / 20.0 m (66 ft). Space: MH-2 325 m² (3,498 sq ft) (corner 360) / frontage 12.0 m (39 ft) (13.5); MH-3 250 m² (2,691 sq ft) (275 on highway) / 9.0 m (30 ft) (12.0) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | MH-2: F 4.5 (garage 6.0) / S 1.5 one side + 3.0 other (4.5 flanking) / R 3.0 m (9.8 ft); MH-3: F 4.5 (3.0 if side-yard parking; garage 6.0) / S 1.5 (3.0 on highway) / R 3.0 m (9.8 ft) |
| Height | MH-2 4.5 m (15 ft) (service/recreation 6.0); MH-3 6.0 m (20 ft) |
| Lot coverage | coverage per space MH-2 40% / MH-3 60% |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | MH-2 accessory ≤ 45 m² (484 sq ft) or 10% of rear yard |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | MH-2 accessory 1.5 m (4.9 ft) side/rear (4.5 flanking) |
| Parking | MH-2: 2 per pad + 1 per 4 homes; 7.5 m (25 ft) buffer strip; MH-3 3.0 m (9.8 ft) perimeter fence |
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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