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title: "C7 zone in Colwood: Mixed Commercial/Residential"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: C7
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/c7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/c7.json"
---

# C7 zone in Colwood: Mixed Commercial/Residential

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** 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) (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).)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Accessory dwelling unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75 percent of the lot
- **Maximum density:** 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.
- **Maximum height:** 15 m or four storeys
- **Front setback:** 3 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (6 m where the lot abuts a Residential or Multiple Family Residential Zone)
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 7.5B](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=122) (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/c7/_