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title: "C2 zone in Colwood: Community Commercial"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: C2
bylaw: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Colwood: Community Commercial

Main uses: Animal hospitals in enclosed buildings, Bakery, not exceeding a total of 200 m² of floor area, Commercial nurseries and greenhouses, Gasoline service stations and car wash, Hotels, and 13 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Animal hospitals in enclosed buildings; Bakery, not exceeding a total of 200 m² of floor area; Commercial nurseries and greenhouses; Gasoline service stations and car wash; Hotels; Offices; Personal service; Post office; Premises licensed pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act; Printing, publishing and bookbinding; Assembly and entertainment uses (auditoriums, billiard and pool halls, bowling alleys, catering establishments, dance and fitness studios, gymnasiums and martial arts studios, schools and assemblies for educational and philanthropic purposes); Restaurants; Retail stores; Shopping centres; Daycare for three or more preschool children not related by blood or marriage to an operator of the facility; Ambulance Headquarters; Boarding School; Pet Day Care (animals not kept overnight, kept within an entirely enclosed building) (Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** One dwelling unit in conjunction with and in addition to any of the commercial uses (behind and fully separated from the commercial use); Accessory buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 9, Section 70, Esquimalt District, Plan 1588 (584 Ledsham Road): unenclosed storage is permitted; 1790 Island Highway: retail sale and repair of glass is also permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 695 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 16 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50 percent of the lot
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio not more than 1.0; no more than one dwelling unit on a lot
- **Maximum height:** 12 m or three storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m; 4.5 m if the area between the front building line and front lot line (excluding driveways) is landscaped
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m on at least one side where the lot has no rear access highway; 6 m where the lot abuts a Residential Zone or Multiple Family Residential Zone
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street; 4.5m if the area between the building and the side lot line (excluding driveways) is landscaped
- **Other rules:** Goods produced on the premises must be sold at retail on the same premises; Landscaping must cover at least 5 percent of the developed lot area; Panhandle lots not permitted for subdivision

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 7.2](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=111) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Colwood: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c2/_