---
title: "E-2 zone in Comox: Service Commercial"
place: Comox, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/comox
zone: E-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (consolidated as at July 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/e-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/e-2.json"
---

# E-2 zone in Comox: Service Commercial

A range of service commercial and low-impact industry uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A range of service commercial and low-impact industry uses.
- **Main uses:** Accommodation, Hotel; Animal Shelter; Automotive and Equipment Services, Light; Gas Station; Health Services; Industrial, Light; Licensed Premises; Mobile Vending; Personal Services; Plant Nursery; Production Facility, Alcohol; Production Facility, Cannabis; Professional Services, Internal-Facing; Recreation Facilities, Indoor; Recycling Facility; Retail, Cannabis; Retail Sales; Veterinary Services, Major; Veterinary Services, Minor; Wholesale Services
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Structures; Caretaker Suite; Care Facility, Child; Education Services; Entertainment Facility; Farmer’s Market; Fleet Services Facility; Food Services; Parking Lot; Professional Services, Public-Facing; Retail, Liquor
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Outdoor storage as a secondary use: Lot 1, Section 70, Comox District, Plan VIP53357 (528 Anderton Road); That Part of Section 70, Comox District, Shown on Plan VIP56874 (528 Anderton Road); Lot A (DD EF138928), Section 70, Comox District, Plan VIP51941 (554 Anderton Road)
- **Minimum lot area:** 900.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% (100% including impervious surfaces)
- **Maximum density:** 1 per building (caretaker suite only)
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10.0 m
- **Front setback:** 2.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m abutting a lot in a Low-Density Residential or Multi-Unit Residential zone; 3.0 m abutting a lot in any other zone
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m abutting a lot in a Low-Density Residential or Multi-Unit Residential zone; 0.0 m abutting a lot in any other zone
- **Street side setback:** 2.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 2.5 m, side 0.0 m, rear 3.0 m, exterior side 2.5 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (consolidated as at July 8, 2026), s. 12](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf#page=105) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Comox: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/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/comox/zoning/e-2/_