City of Courtenay · zoning
The MU-3 zone in Courtenay.
Multiple Use 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. 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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MU-3 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Residential: single residential, duplex, multi-residential, accessory buildings and structures, boarding, home occupation; Commercial: accessory buildings and structures, bakery and deli, care facility, community service, day care, facility for adults with a disability, fitness facility, financial institution, laundromat, medical clinic, microbrewery limited to 400 m² (4,306 sq ft), office, personal service, printing and publishing, restaurant, retail store, second hand store, school and studio, small item sales/service/repair and rental, veterinary clinic; Combined commercial residential (residential above commercial only) |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | not stated |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 650.0 m² (6,997 sq ft); multi-residential 1,250.0 m² (13,455 sq ft); frontage 20.0 m (66 ft) (8.15.2, 8.15.3) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 7.5 m (25 ft) / S 7.5 m (25 ft) (9.0 m (30 ft) for 3rd storey) / flank not stated / R 7.5 m (25 ft) (8.15.6) |
| Height | 9.5 m (31 ft) / not stated (8.15.7) |
| Lot coverage | 40% buildings and accessory buildings (8.15.5); FAR 0.6 (plus 0.2 multiplied by percentage of total parking spaces provided within principal building) (8.15.4) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | 4.5 m (15 ft) from side and rear lot line; 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from principal building (8.15.9) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 4.5 m (15 ft) from side and rear lot line (8.15.9) |
| Parking | Div 7 (8.15.10) |
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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