C3 zone in Colwood: District Commercial

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

In short

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.

Zone rules

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 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 Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory buildings and structures
Extra uses on specific lots	Lot 3, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan 30085 (310 Goldstream Avenue): a Cannabis Retail Store up to 204m² floor area is 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	75 percent of the lot
Maximum density	Floor area ratio not more than 2.0
Maximum height	15 m or four 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
Rear setback	3 m; 6 m where the lot abuts a Residential Zone or Multiple Family Residential Zone
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; 4.5 m if the area between the building and the side lot line (excluding driveways) is landscaped
Other rules	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

Source: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 7.3 (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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