City of Courtenay · zoning
The MU-6 zone in Courtenay.
Multiple Use Six (new in 3203). 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 (Part 18, 8.18.1–8.18.11). 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-6 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Residential: duplex; multi-residential; boarding; home occupation. Commercial: accessory buildings & structures; ambulance service; day care; facility for adults with a disability; funeral home; financial institution; fitness facility; hotel & motel; laundromat; licensed premise; medical clinic; microbrewery (max 400.0 m², accessory sales); office; parking lot; personal services; restaurant; retail stores (max 375.0 m² (4,036 sq ft)); school; artists studio; theatre; veterinary clinic. Combined: dwellings in a dual-use building above commercial storeys or with separate entrances (8.18.1) |
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| Dwelling units | FAR 2.0 (8.18.4); 20.0 m² (215 sq ft) usable open space per unit, ≥ 10.0 m² (108 sq ft) private (8.18.8) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 650.0 m² (6,997 sq ft); frontage 20.0 m (66 ft) (8.18.2–8.18.3) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 6.0 (4.0 for balconies/permitted projections) / S 3.0 (4.5 for 4th+ storeys) / flank 4.5 / R 6.0 m (20 ft) (8.18.6) |
| Height | 15.0 m (49 ft) (8.18.7) |
| Lot coverage | 60% buildings; 80% impermeable (8.18.5) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | Div 6 Part 2 (8.18.9) |
| Parking | Division 7 except: min 0.95 per residential unit + 0.1 visitor per unit; up to 50% of visitor stalls usable by commercial 6 a.m.–6 p.m.; max 20% small-car; 100% EV-conduit, 20% EV-charging on opening (8.18.10). Commercial per Sched. 7A-2 |
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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