City of Powell River · zoning
The C4 zone in Powell River.
Tourist Commercial. 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 (10.4; Part 6). General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the City of Powell River reads it, is always the final word.
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C4 at a glance
| What you can use it for | traveller accommodation use; marinas; liveaboard or floating home in a marina for not more than one vessel or floating home, for a resident caretaker/wharfinger only, with the marina owner's consent; accessory residential use; liquor store use; cannabis retail store use (10.4.2) |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | accessory residential use (count not stated); one caretaker liveaboard/floating home in a marina; FAR not stated |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 1800 square metres (19,375 sqft); width 30 metres (100 ft), depth 30 metres (100 ft) (10.4.3–10.4.4) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 9 metres (30 ft) / 3 metres (10 ft) each side / 9 metres (30 ft) / flank not stated (10.4.7) |
| Height | 13.5 metres (44 ft) (10.4.6) / accessory not stated |
| Lot coverage | 50% (10.4.5) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | not stated |
| Parking | Part 6: hotels/motels 1 per sleeping unit + 1 per employee; marinas 1 per 4 berths + 1 per 2 employees; liquor/cannabis retail by 6.5.3 |
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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