{"title":"MU-1 zone in Comox: Downtown Mixed-Use","code":"MU-1","slug":"mu-1","name":"Downtown Mixed-Use","group":"Mixed use","section":"11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of residential, commercial and institutional uses supporting vibrant, pedestrian-oriented development in the historic Downtown.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of residential, commercial and institutional uses supporting vibrant, pedestrian-oriented development in the historic Downtown.","quotes":["This zone is intended to accommodate a mix of","residential, commercial, and institutional uses that","in the Town’s historic Downtown."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Accommodation, Hotel","Care Facility, Child","Care Facility, Community","Cultural and Community Services","Dwelling Units","Entertainment Facility","Food Services","Health Services","Licensed Premises","Mobile Vending","Personal Services","Professional Services, Internal-Facing","Professional Services, Public-Facing","Recreation Facilities, Indoor","Retail, Cannabis","Retail Sales","Veterinary Services, Minor"],"quotes":["(b) Accommodation, Hotel P -- P -- P","(d) Care Facility, Child P P P P --","(e) Care Facility, Community P P P P --","(g) Cultural and Community Services P P P P --","(h) Dwelling Units P1 P P P P","(i) Entertainment Facility P -- P -- --","(j) Food Services P P P P S2","(k) Health Services P3 P P P --","(m) Licensed Premises P -- P P S","(n) Mobile Vending P P P P P","(p) Personal Services P -- P P --","(r) Professional Services, Internal-Facing P3 -- P P S","(s) Professional Services, Public-Facing P -- P P --","(t) Recreation Facilities, Indoor P -- P P --","(u) Retail, Cannabis P P P P --","(w) Retail Sales P P P P S5","(y) Veterinary Services, Minor P 3,6 -- P6 -- --"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Structures","Home Occupation, Minor","Parking Lot","Production Facility, Alcohol"],"quotes":["(a) Accessory Structures S S S S S","(i) Minor S3 S S S S","(o) Parking Lot S S S S S","(q) Production Facility, Alcohol S -- S -- --"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"550.0 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Area 550.0 m2 550.0 m2 550.0 m2 550.0 m2 2,000.0 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 27.0 m"]},"max_density":{"value":"Maximum FAR 1.2","quotes":["(d) Maximum FAR 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 10.0 m 10.0 m 10.0 m 10.0 m 10.0 m 1"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 4.5 m 4.5 m 4.5 m 4.5 m 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Front Setback 0.0 m 0.0 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 3.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["(c) Minimum Rear Setback 0.0 m 0.0 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m (3.5 m for any lot line abutting a lot in a Low-Density Residential or Multi-Unit Residential zone)","quotes":["0.0 m 2 0.0 m 2 0.0 m 2 0.0 m 2 2.0 m","(ii) abutting a lot in","The minimum setback is 3.5 metres for any lot line abutting a lot in a Low-Density Residential or","Multi-Unit Residential zone."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["(e) Minimum Exterior Side Setback 0.0 m 0.0 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 2.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 0.0 m, side 0.0 m, rear 0.0 m, exterior side 0.0 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Front Setback 0.0 m 0.0 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 3.0 m","(c) Minimum Rear Setback 0.0 m 0.0 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 3.0 m","(d) Minimum Side Setback 0.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m 0.0 m","(e) Minimum Exterior Side Setback 0.0 m 0.0 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 2.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units must be above a non-residential use on the first storey, with a separate entrance","Health services, internal-facing professional services, minor home occupations and minor veterinary services are only allowed above the first storey","Minor veterinary services are not allowed in a building with more than one dwelling unit, a hotel or a motel"],"quotes":["• dwelling units shall be located above of a non-residential use occurring on the first storey; and","Uses shall only be permitted where located above the first storey of a principal building.","(y) Veterinary Services, Minor P 3,6 -- P6 -- --","Minor veterinary services shall not be permitted in any building containing more than one dwelling","unit, a hotel accommodation, or a motel accommodation."]}},"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=100","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/mu-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/mu-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/mu-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/index.json"}}