City of Powell River · zoning
The CD4 zone in Powell River.
Comprehensive Development 4 ‘Residential Small Lots’. 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 (13.4, 5.3, 6.5.1). 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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CD4 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 (13.4.2). Accessory: accessory buildings, home based business, short-term rental, in-home child care (13.4.3) |
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| Dwelling units | Up to 4 dwelling units per lot as of right (13.4.2). Carriage house floor area max 120 m² (1,291 ft²) (5.3(b)) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 300 m² (3,229 ft²) min lot area; lot width 10 m (33 ft); lot depth 25 m (82 ft) (13.4.4–5) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 5.5 front / 1.8 side / 5.5 rear / 3.0 side road flanking (m) (13.4.8). Covered unenclosed entry porch may project 2.5 m (8.2 ft) into the front setback if its floor is under 1.0 m (3.3 ft) above grade; steps and roof overhang a further 1.2 m (3.9 ft) (13.4.9) |
| Height | 8.5 m (28 ft) principal; 9 m (30 ft) where the roof slope is 5 in 12 or steeper and the ridge runs parallel to the lot slope (13.4.7) / accessory 4.9 m (16 ft); 5.5 m (18 ft) where the roof slope is 3 in 12 or steeper (13.4.12) |
| Lot coverage | 50% (13.4.6) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | accessory buildings max 15% of lot area up to 90 m² (968 ft²) (13.4.11); carriage house 120 m² (1,291 ft²) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | accessory bldg: behind the principal building; 1.8 m (5.9 ft) from principal building; 0.9 m (3.0 ft) side and rear; 3.0 m (9.8 ft) side road flanking; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from a lane (13.4.10, 13.4.13); carriage house 1.8 m (5.9 ft) from side and rear lot lines, 4 m (13 ft) from the principal building (5.3(e)) |
| Parking | 1 space per dwelling unit to a maximum of 3 spaces per lot (6.5.1(a)) |
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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