{"title":"C4 zone in Colwood: Apartment Commercial","code":"C4","slug":"c4","name":"Apartment Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"7.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartment dwelling units located above the first storey of a building, Offices, Personal service, Post offices, Restaurants, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment dwelling units located above the first storey of a building","Offices","Personal service","Post offices","Restaurants","Retail Stores"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["Apartment dwelling units located above the first storey of a building;","Offices;","Personal service;","Post offices;","Restaurants;","Retail Stores;","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures; and","Accessory dwelling unit."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Part of Lot A, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan 44744 (2709 Wale Road): childcare services, assembly, recreational uses, and the provision of health and social services are also permitted"],"quotes":["On land described as Part of Lot A, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan 44744 and shown outlined in a solid","permitted: childcare services, assembly, recreational uses, and the provision of health and social services."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1800 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision shall be 1800 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 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 18 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50 percent of the lot","quotes":["The maximum coverage shall be 50 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio not more than 1.0; one dwelling unit per 200 m² of site area","quotes":["The floor area ratio shall in no case exceed 1.0.","The maximum density shall be one dwelling unit per 200 m2 of site area."]},"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 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 a least one side of the lot.","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":["Apartment dwelling units must have a separate public entrance and the ground floor may be used only for commercial purposes (except entrances and passageways)","Every business must be inside a completely enclosed building except parking and loading","Landscaped area at least 20 percent of the lot","Panhandle lots not permitted for subdivision"],"quotes":["used only for commercial purposes.","A completely separate public entrance to the apartment dwelling units shall be provided at ground","Every business or undertaking shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building except for","This landscaped area shall be not less than 20 percent of","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=116","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/c4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}