C8A zone in Colwood: Towncentre Mixed Use A

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

In short

Main uses: Apartment dwelling units, Bakeries (gross floor area of not more than 300 m²), Day care for three or more preschool children, Hotel, Offices, and 8 more.

Zone rules

Main uses	Apartment dwelling units Bakeries (gross floor area of not more than 300 m²) Day care for three or more preschool children Hotel Offices Personal service Post offices Premises licensed pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act Assembly and entertainment uses (indoor movie theatres, auditoriums, billiard and pool halls, bowling alleys, catering establishments, dance and fitness studios, gymnasiums, martial arts studios, schools and assemblies for educational and philanthropic purposes) Restaurants Retail stores Live/work studios Attached Housing (Area 2 only) Area 1 has the uses listed; Area 2 allows all Area 1 uses plus Attached Housing.
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Home occupations Accessory buildings and structures Accessory dwelling unit
Extra uses on specific lots	324 Goldstream Avenue: base development is limited to 3 dwelling units; the higher density applies if the owner contributes $1,500 per dwelling unit to a community amenity reserve fund or every unit is Affordable Housing; at least 490 m² of ground floor and 180 m² of second storey commercial floor space is required in Area 1
Minimum lot area	1800 m²
Minimum lot width	18 m
Maximum lot coverage	70 percent
Maximum density	Floor area ratio 2.3
Maximum height	27 m or 8 storeys to the highest point of a habitable space
Front setback	At least 1.2 m and not more than 4.5 m; residential uses above the second storey at least 1.5 m (balconies excluded)
Rear setback	6 m
Interior side setback	4 m (7 m if an emergency access route is required)
Other rules	Commercial uses only (no apartments or live / work studios) on the ground floor of buildings fronting Goldstream Avenue in Area 1 Not less than 10 percent of the lot must be usable open space Unenclosed parking area may not exceed 35 percent of the lot Required parking: 1.4 per apartment dwelling unit and 1 per 22 m² of commercial floor space

Source: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 7.5D (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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