MUEC2 zone in Colwood: Mixed Use Employment Centre 2

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

In short

Accommodate commercial and light industrial uses that provide mixed use employment centre opportunities, with complementary uses including live/work; uses are intended to be sensitive to residential uses.

Zone rules

Purpose	Accommodate commercial and light industrial uses that provide mixed use employment centre opportunities, with complementary uses including live/work; uses are intended to be sensitive to residential uses.
Main uses	Animal hospital in enclosed buildings Assembly and entertainment uses Bakery Brewhouse Brewery/Distillery Colleges, Universities and Trade Schools Daycare Indoor sports and recreation facilities Light Industrial Liquor retail store Live/work Studio Mini-storage warehouse Manufacturing, Contractors office Manufacturing, Creative products Manufacturing, High technology Offices Personal Service Pet daycare Printing and Publishing Public Building Rental and repair of household items, tools, appliances, and small equipment Restaurant Retail Scientific or Technological Research Facility Warehouse, storage and distribution Wholesale 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	1,800 m²
Minimum lot width	18 m
Maximum lot coverage	50%
Maximum density	Floor area ratio 1.0
Maximum height	18 m
Front setback	7.5 m
Rear setback	10.0 m
Interior side setback	6.0 m
Street side setback	7.5 m
Other rules	Light industrial uses and manufacturing that create dust, heat, glare, odour, noise, gas, smoke, recurrent vibrations, fire hazard, electrical disturbance, particulate matter or radiation are prohibited Live/work studios are an accessory residential use: the residence must be above the ground floor with its own private exterior entrance, and one extra parking space is required 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

Source: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 7.11 (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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