{"title":"C-5 zone in Courtenay: Commercial Five","code":"C-5","slug":"c-5","name":"Commercial Five","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 23","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial uses in a heritage character neighbourhood.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial uses in a heritage character neighbourhood.","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide appropriate zoning for commercial uses in a heritage character"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses","Bed and breakfast accommodation","Day care","Home occupation","Office","Personal service","Retail limited to 200 m2","School","Studio","Combined commercial-residential uses (residential units in a dual use building, no storey used for both)"],"quotes":["(1) Accessory buildings and uses","(2) Bed and breakfast accommodation","(3) Day care","(4) Home occupation","(5) Office","(6) Personal service","(7) Retail limited to 200 m2","(8) School","(9) Studio","(10) Combined commercial-residential uses provided that residential units are contained","within a dual use building, and no storey can be used for both commercial and residential"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Medical Clinic permitted on Parcel A (DD53537W) of Lot 114 Section 61, Comox District, Plan 472A; Parcel A (DD53537W) of Lot 115, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 472A; and Amended Lot 111 (DD 43419N) Section 61, Comox District, Plan 472-A (308, 320 and 332 3rd Street)"],"quotes":["a Medical Clinic is a permitted use on Parcel","A (DD53537W) of Lot 114 Section 61, Comox District, Plan 472A, Parcel A (DD53537W) of","Boundary Parallel to and Perpendicularly Distant 10 Feet from the South Easterly","Boundary of Said Lot (308, 320 and 332 3rd Street)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"420.0 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot size is 420.0 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12.0 m (13.5 m for a corner lot)","quotes":["A lot shall have a frontage of not less than 12.0 m except for a corner lot where the frontage shall","be not less than 13.5 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 40%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio not more than 0.50","quotes":["the maximum floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.50."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["The height of a principal building shall not exceed 10.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["(1) Front yard: 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Side yards total 4.5 m, with at least 1.5 m on one side","quotes":["(3) Side yard: The side yard setbacks shall total 4.5 m with a minimum side yard","setback on one side of 1.5 m except where a side yard flanks a"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["street in which case the minimum distance shall be 4.5 m."]},"other":{"value":["Landscaped area at least 4.5 m wide along the frontage where the lot adjoins a street"],"quotes":["Where a lot in this zone adjoins a street, a landscaped area of at least 4.5 m in width extending"]}},"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=129","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-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/c-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}