{"title":"C7 zone in Colwood: Mixed Commercial/Residential","code":"C7","slug":"c7","name":"Mixed Commercial/Residential","group":"Mixed use","section":"7.5B","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Orderly development of a portion of the Hartwig and other lands within Colwood; a base level of development is provided, with alternative regulations for residential development if the owner provides amenities and affordable housing.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Orderly development of a portion of the Hartwig and other lands within Colwood; a base level of development is provided, with alternative regulations for residential development if the owner provides amenities and affordable housing.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide for the orderly development of a portion of the Hartwig and other","lands within Colwood. A base level of development is provided for and alternative regulations are specified"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment dwelling units","Bakeries (gross floor area of not more than 300 m²)","Day care for three or more preschool children","Drive-in businesses","Hotels and motels","Indoor sports and recreation facilities","Offices","Personal service","Post office","Restaurants and restaurants licensed pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act","Retail stores (excluding any establishment open to the public between midnight and 6.00 a.m.)","Scientific or technological research facilities","Light manufacturing uses which are not noxious or offensive","Storage buildings and unenclosed storage","One dwelling unit for a caretaker (in a building with a research facility, light industrial or storage use)"],"note":"This is the basic development list; an alternative list applies if the owner provides the affordable housing and community amenity contributions (also allows retail sale and rental of automobiles, trucks, boats, camper vehicles, mobile homes and farm machinery, and drops post office).","quotes":["1. Apartment dwelling units;","2. Bakeries with a gross floor area of not more than 300 m2;","5. Hotels and motels;","to 6.00 a.m.);","12. Scientific or technological research facilities;","14. Storage buildings and unenclosed storage;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit"],"quotes":["16. Accessory buildings and structures; and","17. Accessory dwelling unit."]},"site_specific":{"value":["2670 Wilfert Road (Lot 1, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP76322): drive-in businesses, retail sale and rental of automobiles, trucks, boats, camper vehicles, mobile homes and farm machinery, unenclosed storage, and storage of petroleum products or other materials harmful to Millstream Creek are prohibited"],"quotes":["7.5B.03A 2670 Wilfert Road","Despite Subsection 7.5B.03, on land legally described as Lot 1, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP76322","1. Drive-in businesses;","3. Unenclosed storage;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,000 m²","quotes":["1. The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision is 2,000 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m","quotes":["2. The minimum highway frontage and lot width that may be created by subdivision is 18 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":"Basic development: one apartment dwelling unit per 2 hectares of site area; floor area ratio 2.0. Alternative development (with contributions): apartment density 1.5; floor area ratio 2.0.","quotes":["The maximum density of an Apartment dwelling unit use shall be one dwelling unit per 2 hectares of site","1. The floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.0.","1. The maximum density of an Apartment dwelling unit use shall be 1.5.","2. The floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.0."]},"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":"4.5 m (6 m where the lot abuts a Residential or Multiple Family Residential Zone)","quotes":["d. A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 4.5 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"]},"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":["a. Where a lot is not serviced by a rear access highway, a side yard of 4.5 m in width shall be","b. Where a lot abuts a lot in a Residential Zone or a Multiple Family Residential Zone a side yard"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street","quotes":["c. On a corner lot a side yard of not less than 4.5 m in width shall be provided adjoining a"]},"other":{"value":["To use the alternative (higher residential density) regulations the owner must contribute $250 per dwelling unit to an affordable housing reserve fund and $1,500 per dwelling unit to a community amenity reserve fund","Most uses must take place entirely within a wholly contained building (not unenclosed storage, vehicle/boat sales and rental, apartments or restaurants)","Landscaped area must be at least 20 percent of the lot","Panhandle lots are not permitted"],"quotes":["1. provides affordable housing by contributing to an affordable housing reserve fund of the City $250","$1,500 per dwelling unit, and for this purpose","2. provides community amenities by contributing to a community amenity reserve fund of the City","shall take place entirely within a wholly contained building.","This landscaped area shall be not less than 20 percent of","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=122","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/c7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}