C4 zone in Colwood: Apartment Commercial

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

In short

Main uses: Apartment dwelling units located above the first storey of a building, Offices, Personal service, Post offices, Restaurants, and 1 more.

Zone rules

Main uses	Apartment dwelling units located above the first storey of a building Offices Personal service Post offices Restaurants Retail Stores Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory buildings and structures Accessory dwelling unit
Extra uses on specific lots	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
Minimum lot area	1800 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)
Minimum lot width	18 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; one dwelling unit per 200 m² of site area
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 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	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

Source: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 7.4 (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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