{"title":"C3 zone in Colwood: District Commercial","code":"C3","slug":"c3","name":"District Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"7.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Animal Hospitals in enclosed buildings, Auction rooms, Bakery, Business colleges and trade schools, Daycare as regulated by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, and 15 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal Hospitals in enclosed buildings","Auction rooms","Bakery","Business colleges and trade schools","Daycare as regulated by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act","Funeral parlours","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","Private clubs and lodges","Assembly and entertainment uses (indoor movie theatres, auditoriums, billiard and pool halls, bowling alleys, catering establishments, dance and fitness studios, gymnasiums, martial arts studios, schools and assemblies for educational and philanthropic purposes)","Public transportation depots","Restaurants","Retail stores","Shopping centres","Taxi offices"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["Animal Hospitals in enclosed buildings;","Auction rooms;","Bakery;","Business colleges and trade schools;","Daycare as regulated by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act;","Funeral parlours;","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","Private clubs and lodges","Assembly and entertainment uses, limited to indoor movie theatres, auditoriums, billiard and pool","Public transportation depots;","Restaurants;","Retail stores;","Shopping centres;","Taxi offices; and","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 3, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan 30085 (310 Goldstream Avenue): a Cannabis Retail Store up to 204m² floor area is permitted"],"quotes":["Despite section 2.1.09(2)(g) a Cannabis Retail Store limited to a maximum floor area of 204m2 is permitted","at the property having a civic address of 310 Goldstream and described as \" Lot 3, Section 1, Esquimalt"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"695 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision shall be 695 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum highway frontage and lot width that may be created by subdivision shall be 16 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75 percent of the lot","quotes":["The maximum coverage shall be 75 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio not more than 2.0","quotes":["The floor area ratio shall in no case exceed 2.0."]},"max_height":{"value":"15 m or four storeys","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 15 m or four storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m; 4.5 m if the area between the front building line and front lot line (excluding driveways) is landscaped","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in depth provided, however, that if the area","required front yard shall be not less than 4.5 m in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m; 6 m where the lot abuts a Residential Zone or Multiple Family Residential Zone","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 3 m in depth, except where such lot abuts a lot in a","Residential Zone or a Multiple Family Residential Zone such yard shall be not less than 6 m in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"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","quotes":["a. Where a lot is not serviced by a rear access highway, a side yard of 4.5 m in width shall be","provided on at least one side of the lot.","shall be provided of not less than 6 m in width."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street; 4.5 m if the area between the building and the side lot line (excluding driveways) is landscaped","quotes":["c. On a corner lot a side yard of not less than 7.5 m in width shall be provided adjoining a","exclusive of access driveways is landscaped, the required side yard shall not be less than 4.5"]},"other":{"value":["Landscaping must cover at least 5 percent of the developed lot area, including one tree per 100 m² of developed lot area","Landscaping strip at least 3 m wide along each side of the lot that abuts a highway","Panhandle lots not permitted for subdivision"],"quotes":["Landscaping shall cover not less than 5 percent of the developed lot area. This landscaping shall","include the planting of trees in the amount of not less than one tree for each 100 m2 of developed","A continuous landscaping strip not less than 3 m wide shall be provided along the developed portion","Panhandle lots not permitted."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)","url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=114","place":{"path":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}