{"title":"TGA1 zone in Colwood: Transit Growth Area 1","code":"TGA1","slug":"tga1","name":"Transit Growth Area 1","group":"Residential","section":"6.12","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To support orderly development of lands designated Transit Growth Area in the Official Community Plan, allowing a range of residential, institutional and commercial uses, with street-oriented residential development at medium density; a low-density base with bonus density for amenity contributions.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To support orderly development of lands designated Transit Growth Area in the Official Community Plan, allowing a range of residential, institutional and commercial uses, with street-oriented residential development at medium density; a low-density base with bonus density for amenity contributions.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to support the orderly development of lands that are designated as “Transit","Growth Area” in the Official Community Plan to allow for a range of residential, institutional, and commercial","a low density. Alternative regulations are specified for development at bonus density, subject to the owner"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Affordable housing","Apartment","Attached housing","Bakery","Churches","Civic uses","Congregate housing","Daycare","Hospitals","Live/work studio","Offices","Personal services","Restaurants","Retail stores"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["c. Affordable housing","d. Apartment","e. Attached housing","f. Bakery","g. Churches","h. Civic uses","i. Congregate housing","j. Daycare","l. Hospitals","m. Live/work studio","n. Offices","o. Personal services","p. Restaurants","q. Retail stores","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit","Home occupation"],"quotes":["a. Accessory buildings and structures","b. Accessory dwelling unit","k. Home occupation"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m² (attached housing); 2,000 m² (low-rise apartment); 4,000 m² (mid-rise apartment)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 1,000 m2 2,000 m2 4,000 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m (attached housing); 40 m (low-rise apartment); 60 m (mid-rise apartment)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width 30 m 40 m 60 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 % (attached housing); 40 % (low-rise apartment); 50 % (mid-rise apartment)","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage for 35 % 40 % 50 %"]},"max_density":{"value":"Base level: no more than 2 dwelling units. Floor area ratio up to 1.2 (attached housing), 1.75 (low-rise apartment), 2.5 (mid-rise apartment)","quotes":["In the TGA1 Zone the number of dwelling units shall not exceed 2.","Maximum Floor Area Ratio 1.2 1.75 2.5"]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 3 storeys or 12 m (attached housing); lesser of 4 storeys or 16 m (low-rise apartment); lesser of 6 storeys or 24 m (mid-rise apartment)","quotes":["Maximum Building Height Lesser of 3 storeys or 12 Lesser of 4 storeys Lesser of 6 storeys","m or 16 m or 24 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 m minimum; 6 m maximum","quotes":["Front Setback 3 m (minimum); 6 m (maximum)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m for the first 3 storeys; 10 metres for the 4th storey and above where next to a one family or two family (duplex) use","quotes":["Rear Setback 7.5 m first 3 storeys (minimum)","The minimum rear setback for the 4th storey and above shall be 10 metres where adjacent to a one"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4 m for the first 3 storeys; 7.5 metres for the 4th storey and above where next to a one family or two family (duplex) use","quotes":["Side Setback 4 m first 3 storeys (minimum)","The minimum side setback for the 4th storey and above shall be 7.5 metres where adjacent to a one"]},"other":{"value":["Usable open space at least 5%","Underground structured parking and parking ramps at least 3 m from any lot line","Where a parcel abuts a lane or local street, driveway access must be only from the lane or local street","Landscaped area at least 1.5 m wide inside the property line along a public road"],"quotes":["Usable Open Space 5% (minimum)","Setback for Underground 3 m (minimum)","must only be from the lane or local street.","a landscaped area of at least 1.5 m in width must be provided"]}},"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=103","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/tga1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/tga1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/tga1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}