{"title":"MU-1 zone in Courtenay: Multiple Use One","code":"MU-1","slug":"mu-1","name":"Multiple Use One","group":"Mixed use","section":"Part 13","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Dwelling, Single residential, Dwelling, Duplex, Dwelling, Accessory unit, Secondary Suite, Boarding, and 10 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, Single residential","Dwelling, Duplex","Dwelling, Accessory unit","Secondary Suite","Boarding","Home occupation","Accessory buildings","Care facility","Day care","Facility for adults with a disability","Medical clinic","Office","Parking lot","School","Combined residential - non-residential uses within the same building"],"quotes":["(i) Dwelling, Single residential","(ii) Dwelling, Duplex","(iii) Dwelling, Accessory unit","(iv) Secondary Suite","(v) Boarding","(vi) Home occupation","(i) Accessory buildings","(ii) Care facility","(iii) Day care","(iv) Facility for adults with a disability","(v) Medical clinic","(vi) Office","(vii) Parking lot","(viii) School","(i) Combined residential - non-residential uses are permitted within the same"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 19, Section 41, Comox District, Plan 9230 (1465 Grieve Avenue): a mixed use building with multi-family dwelling units is permitted; medical clinic, parking lot and school are prohibited"],"quotes":["Notwithstanding items 1-3 a mixed use building containing multi-family residential","dwelling units is permitted and medical clinic, parking lot and school are prohibited on the","property legally described as Lot 19, Section 41, Comox District, Plan 9230 (1465 Grieve"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"650.0 m²","quotes":["A lot shall have an area of not less than 650.0 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":"40% of lot area (buildings and accessory buildings)","quotes":["A lot shall not be covered by buildings and accessory buildings to a greater extent than 40% of the"]},"max_height":{"value":"8.0 m","quotes":["The height of a principal building shall not exceed 8.0 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":"7.5 m","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["(3) Side yard: 1.5 m except where the side yard flanks a street in which case|"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(3) Side yard: 1.5 m except where the side yard flanks a street in which case|","4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: floor area not more than 50.0 m² or 10% of the rear yard, whichever is greater","Landscaped area 7.5 m wide where the lot adjoins a residential or institutional use or certain major roads; 4.5 m on other streets"],"quotes":["Shall have a floor area not exceeding 50.0 m2 or 10% of the rear yard whichever is greater.","(1) Where a lot adjoins a residential or institutional use or adjoins 17th Street, 29th Street,","Road a landscaped area of at least 7.5 m in width extending along the entire frontage of","a landscaped area of at least 4.5 m in width extending along the entire"]}},"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=94","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/mu-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mu-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mu-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}