City of Powell River · zoning
The CD2 zone in Powell River.
not stated. 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 Powell River reads it, is always the final word.
Check a lot in Powell RiverThe rules
CD2 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Congregate Senior Housing; Rest Homes; Health Care Facilities; Professional Offices; Hair Salon; Café; Chapel; Library; Tuck Shop; Shelter for persons who may require a refuge due to physical and/or psychological; Child Care Centre; Day Care Facility; Care Taker suite (13.2.2) |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | not stated |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 3.98 acres (1.59 hectares (3.9 acres)) (13.2.3) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 7.5 front / 3 side / 6 rear / not stated (m) (13.2.7.1, 13.2.7.2, 13.2.7.3) |
| Height | 14.2 metres (46 feet 7 inches) principal / 4.5 metres accessory (13.2.6, 13.2.8(2)) |
| Lot coverage | 75% (13.2.5) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | maximum size foot print of 20 sq metres (13.2.8(3)) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | limited to those servicing the principal uses: congregate senior housing, rest homes and related health care facilities; can be located within landscape areas but not within setback areas; other than gazebos open on all sides, not to be located in front yard (13.2.8) |
| Parking | in accordance with Section 6 of the City of Powell River Zoning Bylaw, 2100, 2006 (13.2.11) |
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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