City of Powell River · zoning
The CD3 zone in Powell River.
Manson Narrow Lot. 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
CD3 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Residential use of up to four dwelling units in any combination of: single-family dwellings; duplexes; one secondary suite in a SFD or duplex unit; one carriage house; townhouses (13.3.2). Accessory: accessory buildings, home based business, in-home child care (13.3.3) |
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| Dwelling units | Up to 4 dwelling units per lot (13.3.2) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 565 square metres (6082 sqft) min lot area; lot width 14 metres (46 ft); lot depth 39 metres (128 ft) (13.3.4, 13.3.5) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 4.5 metres (15 ft) front / 1.8 metres (6 ft) side / 7.5 metres (25 ft) rear / not stated side road flanking |
| Height | 8.5 metres (28 ft) principal (13.3.7) / 4.0 metres (13 ft) accessory (13.3.11) |
| Lot coverage | 50% of the lot area (all buildings and structures, 13.3.6) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | accessory buildings max 10% lot coverage (13.3.10) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | accessory bldg: 0.9 metres (3 ft) from side lot line; 0.9 metres (3 ft) from rear lot line; 1.8 metres (6 ft) from principal building; must be located to the rear of the principal use building (13.3.9, 13.3.12) |
| Parking | not stated |
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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