{"title":"C-3 zone in Courtenay: Commercial Three","code":"C-3","slug":"c-3","name":"Commercial Three","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 21","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Accessory buildings, Grocery store, One dwelling unit in conjunction with the above use.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings","Grocery store","One dwelling unit in conjunction with the above use"],"quotes":["(1) Accessory buildings","(2) Grocery store","(3) One dwelling unit in conjunction with the above use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,250 m²","quotes":["A lot shall have an area of not less than 1,250 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m","quotes":["A lot shall have a frontage of not less than 20.0 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45% of lot area, and buildings may not cover more than 375 m² of the lot","quotes":["a lot may be covered by buildings and accessory buildings up to 45%","than 375 m2 of the lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"4.5 m (9 m where a dwelling unit is incorporated as a second storey)","quotes":["No building shall exceed 4.5 m in height except where a dwelling unit is incorporated in the","building constituting a second storey, in which case, the maximum height shall not exceed 9 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(1) Front yard: 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m for a one-storey building; 6.0 m for a two-storey building","quotes":["(i) 3.0 m for a one-storey building except when the side","(ii) 6.0 m for two-storey building."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (one-storey building)","quotes":["distance shall be 4.5 m."]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: floor area not more than 10% of the lot area (20% for a parking structure)"],"quotes":["(1) Shall have a floor area not exceeding 10% of the lot area except where a building serves","as a parking structure, in which case, the floor area shall not exceed 20% of the lot area."]}},"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=125","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}