{"title":"C-2A zone in Courtenay: Commercial Two A","code":"C-2A","slug":"c-2a","name":"Commercial Two A","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 20A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Assembly hall, Community service, Convenience store, Day care, General service, and 15 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Assembly hall","Community service","Convenience store","Day care","General service","Grocery store","Government office and Government facility","Hotel and Motel","Indoor entertainment facility","Licenced premises","Medical clinic","Microbrewery limited to 400.0 m2 and including accessory retail sale of goods produced","Office and financial institution","Parking lot","Personal service","Restaurant","Retail store","School","Shopping centre","Veterinary clinic"],"quotes":["Assembly hall","Community service","Convenience store","Day care","General service","Grocery store","Government office and Government facility","Hotel and Motel","Indoor entertainment facility","Licenced premises","Medical clinic","Microbrewery limited to 400.0 m2 and including accessory retail sale of goods produced","Office and financial institution","Parking lot","Personal service","Restaurant","Retail store","School","Shopping centre","Veterinary clinic"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Recycling facility on Lot 3, Section 14, Plan 21329 (493 Puntledge Road)"],"quotes":["a recycling facility is permitted on Lot 3,","Section 14, Plan 21329 (493 Puntledge Road)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,500 m²","quotes":["A lot shall have an area of not less than 2,500 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m","quotes":["A lot shall have a frontage of not less than 20.0 m."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.6; may be increased by 0.2 multiplied by the percentage of parking provided within the principal building","quotes":["The maximum density shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 0.6. However, where parking is","provided within the principal building the floor space area ratio can be increased by 0.2 multiplied","by the percentage of the total parking spaces which are provided in the principal building."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.14 m","quotes":["No building in this zone shall exceed 9.14 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (4.5 m where the area between the building and front lot line is landscaped and not used for off-street parking)","quotes":["(1) Front yard: 7.5 m except where the area between a building and a front lot line","be reduced to 4.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m for one storey; 7.5 m for two storeys","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 4.5 m - one storey","7.5 m - two storeys"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"None required, except where the lot adjoins a residential zone: 4.5 m for one storey, 7.5 m for two storeys","quotes":["(3) Side yard: No side yard shall be required except where a lot adjoins a","(i) 4.5 m - one storey","(ii) 7.5 m - two storeys"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["And further, where the side yard flanks a street a minimum setback of 4.5 m is required."]},"other":{"value":["Retail buildings limited to 4,500 m² per floor, except a retail building supply store","Accessory buildings: floor area not more than 46.45 m²"],"quotes":["A building used for retail use is limited to 4,500 m2 per floor except for a retail building supply","(1) Shall have a floor area not exceeding 46.45 m2."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026)","url":"https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2007. Zone sections are in Division 8, one \"Part\" per zone. The PDF text has no explicit \"convenience only\" statement, so check the City's page for the legal status of the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1#page=122","place":{"path":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-2a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-2a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-2a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}