C2 zone in Colwood: Community Commercial

Colwood, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Consolidated for convenience only; the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation and application. Colwood's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone sections for CD zones from 10.5 onward are numbered with roman-numeral page footers in the document; pdf_page is the PDF page. No Section 10.28 exists in the consolidation. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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