---
title: "CS2 zone in Colwood: Service Commercial 2"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: CS2
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/cs2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/cs2.json"
---

# CS2 zone in Colwood: Service Commercial 2

Main uses: Auto repair, body and painting shops, Drive-in businesses, Gasoline service stations and car wash, Offices, Assembly and entertainment uses (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), and 5 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Auto repair, body and painting shops; Drive-in businesses; Gasoline service stations and car wash; Offices; Assembly and entertainment uses (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); Public transportation depots; Restaurants; Retail and wholesale warehouses; Court of law; Retail store not exceeding 275 m² (Uses are in addition to those permitted by Section 2.1.10 of the bylaw.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 1800 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50 percent of the lot
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.0
- **Maximum height:** 12 m or three storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m (7.5 m where the lot abuts an Agricultural, Residential, Multiple Family Residential or Institutional Zone)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m on at least one side where the lot is not serviced by a rear access highway; 7.5 m where the lot abuts an Agricultural, Residential, Multiple Family Residential or Institutional Zone
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street
- **Other rules:** Landscaping must cover at least 5 percent of the developed lot area; A landscaping strip at least 3 m wide is required along each side of the lot that abuts a highway; Panhandle lots are not permitted

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 7.7](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=139) (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/cs2/_