City of Courtenay · zoning
The PA-1 zone in Courtenay.
Public Use and Assembly One (institutional). 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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PA-1 at a glance
| What you can use it for | assembly hall; care facility; cemetery; church & religious centre incl. one accessory residential use and accessory day care; facility for adults with a disability; government office & facility; hospital & related facility; private utility facility; school. Site-specific: short-term emergency care (non-profit) at 632 Pidcock Ave; care facility for people homeless or at risk at 988 8th St; two accessory residential uses at 1581 Dingwall Rd (8.27.1(10)–(12)) |
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| Dwelling units | one accessory residential use with a church; care facility usable open space 10.0 m² (108 sq ft) per unit (8.27.7) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 2,500.0 m² (26,910 sq ft); frontage 45.0 m (148 ft) (8.27.2–8.27.3) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 7.5 / S 9.0 / flank not stated / R 10.0 m (33 ft) (8.27.5) |
| Height | 12.0 m (39 ft) (8.27.6) |
| Lot coverage | 40% (8.27.4) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | Div 6 (Part 2) |
| Parking | Division 7 / Sched. 7A-2: church 1 per 4 seats; assembly hall 1 per 10 m² (108 sq ft) or 1 per 4 seats; care facility 1 per 3 beds; hospital 1 per 2 employees + 1 per 5 beds; schools per employee/student (8.27.9) |
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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