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title: "MH-3 zone in Courtenay: Manufactured Home Residential Three"
place: Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/courtenay
zone: MH-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mh-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mh-3.json"
---

# MH-3 zone in Courtenay: Manufactured Home Residential Three

Accommodate manufactured home parks as a residential use, recognize existing development and allow gentle densification.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate manufactured home parks as a residential use, recognize existing development and allow gentle densification.
- **Main uses:** Manufactured homes; Accessory structures and uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha minimum site area for the park; each manufactured home space at least 250 m² (275 m² for lots adjacent to the highway)
- **Minimum lot width:** Park frontage 20.0 m onto the highway; each manufactured home space 9.0 m (12.0 m for a lot adjacent to the highway)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% of the area of the manufactured home space (buildings)
- **Maximum density:** 20 manufactured home units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 6 m for a manufactured home; service, storage or recreation buildings not more than 6.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (3.0 m if parking is provided in the side yard; 6.0 m for a garage or carport)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (3.0m where the lot is adjacent to the highway)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 1.0 m from side and rear lot lines
- **Other rules:** Only one manufactured home per space; Accessory buildings: floor area not more than 20 m²; Parking: at least 2.0 spaces for each manufactured home pad; Perimeter fencing of 3.0 m required; a park over 50 lots must provide a communal recreation area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026), s. Part 12A](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1#page=90) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Courtenay: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mh-3/_