{"title":"MUEC1 zone in Colwood: Mixed Use Employment Centre 1","code":"MUEC1","slug":"muec1","name":"Mixed Use Employment Centre 1","group":"Mixed use","section":"7.10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate a mix of uses with active commercial frontages that provide service employment opportunities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate a mix of uses with active commercial frontages that provide service employment opportunities.","quotes":["To accommodate a mix of uses with active commercial frontages that provide service employment"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal hospital in enclosed buildings","Assembly and Entertainment Uses","Bakery (floor area limit of 250 m² as written)","Brewhouse","Colleges, Universities and Trade Schools","Daycare","Indoor Sports and Recreation Facility","Liquor Retail Store","Mini-storage warehouse","Offices","Personal service","Pet daycare","Restaurants, including drive-thru","Retail"],"note":"Uses are in addition to those permitted by Section 2.1.10 of the bylaw.","quotes":["In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw, the following uses and no others shall be","a. Animal hospital in enclosed buildings;","b. Assembly and Entertainment Uses;","c. Bakery, not exceeding 250 m^ in floor area;","d. Brewhouse;","e. Colleges, Universities and Trade Schools;","h. Liquor Retail Store;","l. Restaurants, including drive-thru;","m. Retail;"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot B, Section 67, Esquimalt Land District, Plan EPP93779 (681 Allandale Road): a Cannabis Retail Store of up to 112 m² is permitted"],"quotes":["Lot B, Section 67, Esquimalt Land District, Plan EPP93779 (681 Allandale Road) - Despite section","2.1.09 (2) (g) a Cannabis Retail Store limited to a maximum floor area of 112m2 is permitted at the"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,800 m²","quotes":["a. Minimum lot area 1,800m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m","quotes":["b. Minimum lot frontage 18m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["d. Maximum Site Coverage 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.0","quotes":["c. Maximum FAR 1.0"]},"max_height":{"value":"18 m","quotes":["e. Maximum building height 18m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["i. Front 7.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["iv. Rear 10.0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["ii. Interior Side 6.0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["iii Exterior Side 7.5m"]},"other":{"value":["Where a lot joins a residential use, institutional use or a street, a landscaped area at least 2.5 m wide and 2.0 m high is required inside the property line","Loading areas, refuse removal areas and recycling containers must be screened and gated to at least 2.0 m"],"quotes":["a. Where a lot joins a residential use, institutional use, or a street a landscaped area of at least 2.5 m in","b. Loading areas and refuse removal area and recycling containers must be screened and gated to a"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)","url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=145","place":{"path":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/muec1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/muec1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/muec1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}