{"title":"C6 zone in Colwood: Commercial Tank Farm","code":"C6","slug":"c6","name":"Commercial Tank Farm","group":"Commercial","section":"7.5A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Motor vehicle card lock fuel service stations, Offices necessary to motor vehicle card lock fuel service stations and petroleum tank farms, Petroleum tank farms for the storage, distribution and retail sale of petroleum products.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Motor vehicle card lock fuel service stations","Offices necessary to motor vehicle card lock fuel service stations and petroleum tank farms","Petroleum tank farms for the storage, distribution and retail sale of petroleum products"],"note":"Tank farm storage is limited to 855,000 litres above grade and 135,000 litres below grade.","quotes":["1. Motor vehicle card lock fuel service stations;","2. Offices necessary to motor vehicle card lock fuel service stations and petroleum tank farms;","3. Petroleum tank farms for the storage, distribution and retail sale of petroleum products having a","storage capacity below the finished grade elevation of not more than 135,000 litres; and","total storage capacity above the finished grade elevation of not more than 855,000 litres and a total"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures"],"quotes":["4. Accessory buildings and structures."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"5000 m²","quotes":["Act shall be 5000 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10 percent of the perimeter of the lot","quotes":["shall be 10 percent of the perimeter of the lot."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20 percent of the lot","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 20 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.2","quotes":["The floor area ratio shall in no case exceed 0.2."]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m or 3 storeys","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 12 m or 3 storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["1. A front yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["3. A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["2. Side yards shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in width."]},"other":{"value":["Loading and unloading areas for petroleum products must be hard surfaced to prevent seepage","Panhandle lots are not permitted"],"quotes":["hard surfaced so as to prevent seepage.","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=121","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/c6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}