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title: "C6 zone in Colwood: Commercial Tank Farm"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: C6
bylaw: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c6.json"
---

# C6 zone in Colwood: Commercial Tank Farm

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.

## Zone rules

- **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 (Tank farm storage is limited to 855,000 litres above grade and 135,000 litres below grade.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 5000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 10 percent of the perimeter of the lot
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20 percent of the lot
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.2
- **Maximum height:** 12 m or 3 storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** Loading and unloading areas for petroleum products must be hard surfaced to prevent seepage; Panhandle lots are not permitted

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 7.5A](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=121) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Colwood: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c6/_