{"title":"MU-2 zone in Courtenay: Multiple Use Two","code":"MU-2","slug":"mu-2","name":"Multiple Use Two","group":"Mixed use","section":"Part 14","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single residential dwelling, Duplex dwelling, Multi-residential dwelling, Boarding, Home occupation, and 20 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single residential dwelling","Duplex dwelling","Multi-residential dwelling","Boarding","Home occupation","Accessory buildings","Ambulance service","Bakery and deli","Barber shop and beauty salon","Day care","Facility for adults with a disability","Funeral home","Fitness facility","Hotel and motel","Laundromat","Licenced premises","Medical clinic","Microbrewery limited to 400.0 m2 and including the accessory retail sale of goods","Nightclub","Office","Parking lot, school and studio","Restaurant","Retail store limited to 375.0 m2","Theatre","Veterinary clinic"],"quotes":["Single residential dwelling","Duplex dwelling","Multi-residential dwelling","Boarding","Home occupation","Accessory buildings","Ambulance service","Bakery and deli","Barber shop and beauty salon","Day care","Facility for adults with a disability","Funeral home","Fitness facility","Hotel and motel","Laundromat","Licenced premises","Medical clinic","Microbrewery limited to 400.0 m2 and including the accessory retail sale of goods","Nightclub","Office","Parking lot, school and studio","Restaurant","Retail store limited to 375.0 m2","Theatre","Veterinary clinic"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Bed and breakfast accommodation as a commercial use (conditions: not more than two bedrooms for transient accommodation; principal use single residential; resident operates it; only breakfast served)","Residential units above commercial storeys in a dual-use building"],"quotes":["(xxi) Notwithstanding the above a bed and breakfast accommodation is permitted as a","Not more than two bedrooms are used for transient accommodation.","Residential units contained within a dual - use building shall be located above"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Supportive housing on Lot B, Section 68, Comox District, Plan 23642, except part in Plan VIP72700 (1885 Cliffe Avenue)","Liquor store only on Lot A, Plan VIP68799 (1590 Cliffe Avenue) and Lot A, Plan VIS4836 (1001 Ryan Road)","Maximum height 14 m (not more than 4 storeys) for the property shown in bold outline on Figure 7"],"quotes":["supportive housing is permitted on LOT B, SECTION","Avenue)","Lot A, Plan VIP68799 (1590 Cliffe Avenue)","Lot A, Plan VIS4836 (1001 Ryan Road)","the maximum height of a building shall be 14 m (not to exceed a maximum of 4 storeys)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"850.0 m²","quotes":["A lot shall have an area of not less than 850.0 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":"10.0 m (14 m, not more than 4 storeys, on the property shown in bold outline on Figure 7)","quotes":["Maximum height of building shall not exceed 10.0 m in height.","the maximum height of a building shall be 14 m (not to exceed a maximum of 4 storeys)."]},"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":"4.5 m; 6.0 m where the back of a building is adjacent to or faces a side lot line","quotes":["4.5 m except where the side yard flanks a street in","yard setback shall be 6.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["4.5 m except where the side yard flanks a street in","which case 7.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Side yard next to Comox Logging Right of Way Walkway: 6.0 m, 7.5 m for 2nd storey, 9.0 m for 3rd storey","Useable open space: 20.0 m² per apartment unit, or 30.0 m² per one-bedroom unit and 50.0 m² per unit with two or more bedrooms","Accessory buildings: floor area not more than 50.0 m² or 10% of the rear yard, whichever is greater"],"quotes":["(4) Side yard adjacent to 6.0 m","7.5 m for 2nd storey","9.0 m 3rd storey","(1) 20.0 m2 per dwelling unit within an apartment building; or","(2) 30.0 m2 per one-bedroom dwelling unit and 50.0 m2 per dwelling unit with two or more","Shall have a floor area not exceeding 50.0 m2 or 10% of the rear yard, whichever is greater"]}},"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=96","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-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mu-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mu-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}