C7 zone in Colwood: Mixed Commercial/Residential

Colwood, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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