{"title":"M-2 zone in Comox: Marina","code":"M-2","slug":"m-2","name":"Marina","group":"Commercial","section":"13","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Marinas and marina-related commercial uses both above and below the natural boundary.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Marinas and marina-related commercial uses both above and below the natural boundary.","quotes":["This zone is intended to accommodate marinas","M-2 Marina and marina-related commercial uses both above","and below the natural boundary."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boat Launches","Breakwaters","Marina","Mobile Vending (above the natural boundary)"],"quotes":["(e) Boat Launches S P P","(f) Breakwaters P P P","(o) Marina -- P P","(p) Mobile Vending -- P S4"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Structures","Accommodation, Hotel (above the natural boundary)","Aquaculture, Land-Based (above the natural boundary)","Aquaculture, Marine-Based (below the natural boundary)","Caretaker Suite (above the natural boundary)","Care Facility, Child (above the natural boundary)","Cultural and Community Services (above the natural boundary)","Education Services (above the natural boundary)","Farmer’s Market (above the natural boundary)","Food Services (above the natural boundary)","Health Services (above the natural boundary)","Licensed Premises (above the natural boundary)","Mobile Vending (below the natural boundary)","Parking Lot (above the natural boundary)","Personal Services (above the natural boundary)","Professional Services, Internal-Facing (above the natural boundary)","Retail Sales (above the natural boundary)","Watercraft and Equipment Services"],"quotes":["(a) Accessory Structures S1 S S","(b) Accommodation, Hotel -- S --","(c) Aquaculture, Land-Based -- S --","(d) Aquaculture, Marine-Based P2 -- S","(g) Caretaker Suite -- S3 --","(h) Care Facility, Child -- S --","(i) Cultural and Community Services -- S3 --","(j) Education Services -- S --","(k) Farmer’s Market -- S --","(l) Food Services -- S --","(m) Health Services -- S3 --","(n) Licensed Premises -- S --","(p) Mobile Vending -- P S4","(q) Parking Lot -- S --","(r) Personal Services -- S --","(s) Professional Services, Internal-Facing -- S3 --","(t) Retail Sales -- S --","(u) Watercraft and Equipment Services -- S S"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900.0 m² (both above and below the natural boundary)","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Area n/a 900.0 m2 900.0 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"35.0 m (above the natural boundary); n/a below the natural boundary","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width n/a 35.0 m n/a"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% above the natural boundary (60% including impervious surfaces)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage n/a 50% n/a","(b) Maximum Lot Coverage","n/a 60% n/a"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 per commercial unit above the natural boundary (caretaker suite only)","quotes":["(c) Maximum Number of 1 per commercial","Dwelling units shall only be permitted in the form of a caretaker suite."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m, 2 storeys (above the natural boundary); 5.5 m, 1 storey (below the natural boundary, measured from the water surface)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height n/a 10.0 m 5.5 m 1","(b) Maximum Number of Storeys n/a 2 1","Height shall be measured from the surface of the water."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (measured from the water surface below the natural boundary)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height n/a 4.5 m 4.5 m 1","Height shall be measured from the surface of the water."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (above the natural boundary); 3.0 m (below)","quotes":["(c) Minimum Front Setback n/a 7.5 m 3.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (above the natural boundary); 3.0 m (below)","quotes":["(d) Minimum Rear Setback n/a 7.5 m 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m above the natural boundary (3.5 m where the lot line abuts a Low-Density Residential or Multi-Unit Residential zone); 3.0 m below","quotes":["(e) Minimum Side Setback n/a 0.0 m 2 3.0 m","The minimum side setback is 3.5 metres where such lot line abuts a lot in a Low-Density Residential"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m (above the natural boundary); 3.0 m (below)","quotes":["(f) Minimum Exterior Side Setback n/a 3.5 m 3.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 3.0 m, side 3.0 m, rear 3.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m (both above and below the natural boundary)","quotes":["(b) Minimum Front Setback n/a 3.0 m 3.0 m","(c) Minimum Rear Setback n/a 3.0 m 3.0 m","(d) Minimum Side Setback n/a 3.0 m 3.0 m","(e) Minimum Exterior Side Setback n/a 3.0 m 3.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Mobile vending below the natural boundary must be conducted out of a floating vessel","Uses marked with a footnote (caretaker suite, cultural and community, health, professional services) must be above the first storey of a principal building"],"quotes":["Mobile vending shall be conducted out of a floating vessel.","Uses must be located above the first storey of a principal building."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (consolidated as at July 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 1850 (adopted early 2026). Zones in Sections 9 to 15 share tables, so those zones all point to their whole section's line range; only the CD zones (Section 16) have their own ranges."},"source_url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf#page=110","place":{"path":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/m-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/m-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/m-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/index.json"}}