CS3 zone in Colwood: Service Commercial 3

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

In short

Main uses: Auto repair, body and painting shops, Drive-in businesses, Funeral parlours, Gasoline service stations and car wash, Offices, and 9 more.

Zone rules

Main uses	Auto repair, body and painting shops Drive-in businesses Funeral parlours Gasoline service stations and car wash Offices Personal service 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 Repair of household furnishings Retail and wholesale warehouses Retail sale, rental and repair of small tools and equipment Retail stores not exceeding 200 m² in gross floor area Storage buildings (excluding unenclosed storage) 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. 7.9 (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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