{"title":"C5 zone in Colwood: Mixed Commercial","code":"C5","slug":"c5","name":"Mixed Commercial","group":"Mixed use","section":"7.4A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Animal hospitals in enclosed buildings, Auction rooms, Bakery, Business colleges and trade schools, Drive-in businesses, and 14 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal hospitals in enclosed buildings","Auction rooms","Bakery","Business colleges and trade schools","Drive-in businesses","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 office"],"note":"Uses are in addition to those permitted by Section 2.1.10 of the bylaw.","quotes":["Animal hospitals in enclosed buildings;","Hotels;","Offices;","Restaurants;","Retail stores;","Shopping centres;","Taxi office; and","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw, the following uses and no others shall be","Assembly and entertainment uses, limited to indoor movie theatres,"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"695 m²","quotes":["1. The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision is 695 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16 m","quotes":["2. The minimum highway frontage and lot width that may be created by subdivision is 16 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75 percent of the lot","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 75 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.0","quotes":["The floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.0."]},"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":"3 m","quotes":["1. A front yard shall be provided of not less than 3 m in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m (6 m where the lot abuts a Residential or Multiple Family Residential Zone)","quotes":["2. A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 3 m in depth, except where such lot abuts a lot in a","Residential or 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 is not serviced by a rear access highway; 6 m where the lot abuts a Residential Zone or Multiple Family Residential Zone","quotes":["Where a lot is not serviced by a rear access highway, a side yard of 4.5 m in width shall be","Where a lot abuts a lot in a Residential Zone or a Multiple Family Residential Zone a side yard"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street","quotes":["On a corner lot a side yard of not less than 7.5 m in width shall be provided adjoining a"]},"other":{"value":["At least 5 percent of the lot must be landscaped","Panhandle lots are not permitted"],"quotes":["This landscaped area shall be not less than 5 percent of the","3. Panhandle lots are 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=119","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/c5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}