City of Powell River · zoning
The CD6 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
CD6 at a glance
| What you can use it for | townhouse dwellings; cluster housing dwellings; home based business; accessory buildings and uses; in-home child care; child care centre located in a non-residential space within a multiple family residential development (13.6.2) |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | 24 dwelling units permitted total: no more than 8 townhouse dwellings at not less than 200 square metres (2,150 sqft) of lot area per dwelling unit; no more than 16 cluster housing dwellings at not less than 150 square metres (1615 sqft) of lot area per dwelling unit (13.6.3). With amenity space bonusing: townhouse dwellings require not less than 170 square metres of lot area per dwelling unit; cluster housing dwellings require not less than 135 square metres of lot area per dwelling unit (13.6.5) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | not stated |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | setbacks in accordance with RM1 Zone (13.6.8) |
| Height | 8.5 metres (28 ft) principal / 4.0 metres (13 ft) accessory (13.6.6, 13.6.7) |
| Lot coverage | 40% of lot area (13.6.4); 50% of lot area with amenity space bonusing (13.6.5(a)) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | setbacks in accordance with RM1 Zone (13.6.8) |
| Parking | 1 space per dwelling unit (13.6.10) |
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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