City of Courtenay · zoning
The R-SSMUH zone in Courtenay.
Residential Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing. 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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R-SSMUH at a glance
| What you can use it for | single detached, duplex, townhouse, accessory dwelling, accessory bldgs, home occupation |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | max 4 dwelling units per lot (8.1.3); suite/ADU per 6.18; on a lot without community water or sewer, max ONE suite or ADU (8.1.11). No 3-unit tier in the zone text (provincial minimums apply via the 4-unit cap) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 280 m² (3,014 sq ft); frontage 10.0 m (33 ft) (13.0 m (43 ft) corner; 8.0 m (26 ft) party-wall subdivision); depth 25.0 m (82 ft) (8.1.4) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 4.0 m (13 ft) (garage/carport 6.0 m (20 ft)) / S 1.5 m (4.9 ft) (3.0 m (9.8 ft) on one side where a rear ADU has no lane access; 0.0 m on a party wall) / flank 3.0 m (9.8 ft) / R 5.0 m (16 ft), ADU rear 1.5 m (4.9 ft) (3.0 m (9.8 ft) if rear flanks a street) (8.1.6) |
| Height | 11.0 m (36 ft) / ADU 6.5 m (21 ft) (8.1.7) |
| Lot coverage | 70% buildings + structures + impermeable surfaces, or as needed for 4 units (8.1.5) |
| Parking | 1 per dwelling unit (Sched. 7A-2); −1 space in the Schedule 7E walkable area (7.3.3 — see §1 consolidation defect); strata aisle 6.5 m (21 ft) (8.1.9) |
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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