{"title":"MU-5 zone in Comox: Cape Lazo Accommodation","code":"MU-5","slug":"mu-5","name":"Cape Lazo Accommodation","group":"Mixed use","section":"11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of residential and tourist accommodation uses within the Cape Lazo area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of residential and tourist accommodation uses within the Cape Lazo area.","quotes":["MU-5 Cape Lazo Accommodation residential and tourist accommodation uses within","the Cape Lazo area."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Accommodation, Hotel","Accommodation, Motel","Dwelling Units","Mobile Vending"],"quotes":["(b) Accommodation, Hotel P -- P -- P","(c) Accommodation, Motel -- -- -- -- P","(h) Dwelling Units P1 P P P P","(n) Mobile Vending P P P P P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Structures","Coach Houses","Food Services","Home Occupation, Minor","Home Occupation, Major","Home Occupation, Bed and Breakfast Accommodation","Home Occupation, Vacation Rental Accommodation","Licensed Premises","Parking Lot","Professional Services, Internal-Facing","Retail Sales","Secondary Suites"],"quotes":["(a) Accessory Structures S S S S S","(f) Coach Houses -- -- -- -- S","(j) Food Services P P P P S2","(i) Minor S3 S S S S","(ii) Major -- -- -- -- S","(iii) Bed and Breakfast","(iv) Vacation Rental","(m) Licensed Premises P -- P P S","(o) Parking Lot S S S S S","(r) Professional Services, Internal-Facing P3 -- P P S","(w) Retail Sales P P P P S5","(x) Secondary Suites -- -- -- -- S"]},"site_specific":{"value":["A maximum of one liquor retail establishment as a principal use on Lot A, Section 56, Comox District, Plan VIP75741 (215 Port Augusta Street)"],"quotes":["5 A maximum of one liquor retail establishment shall be permitted as a principal use on the lot","legally described as Lot A, Section 56, Comox District, Plan VIP75741 (215 Port Augusta Street)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,000.0 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":"27.0 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 27.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (60% including impervious surfaces)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage n/a n/a n/a 60% 50%","(b) Maximum Lot Coverage","n/a n/a n/a 75% 60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"3 dwelling units per lot; maximum FAR 0.8","quotes":["n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 per lot","(d) Maximum FAR 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8","(c) Maximum Number of"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m (2 storeys)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 10.0 m 10.0 m 10.0 m 10.0 m 10.0 m 1","The maximum number of storeys permitted is two."]},"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":"3.0 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Front Setback 0.0 m 0.0 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 3.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 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 abutting a lot in the Cape Lazo Mixed-Use zone; 2.0 m abutting a lot in any other zone","quotes":["the Cape Lazo n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 m","0.0 m 2 0.0 m 2 0.0 m 2 0.0 m 2 2.0 m","the Cape Lazo n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.0 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 3.0 m, side 0.0 m, rear 3.0 m, exterior side 2.0 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":["Food services are limited to a maximum floor area of 140.0 square metres"],"quotes":["The maximum floor area for food services is 140.0 square metres."]}},"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-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/mu-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/mu-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/index.json"}}