{"title":"MU-5 zone in Courtenay: Multiple Use Five","code":"MU-5","slug":"mu-5","name":"Multiple Use Five","group":"Mixed use","section":"Part 17","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Accessory residential dwelling or caretaker’s suite, Home occupation, Accessory buildings and structures, Bakery and deli, Car washing establishment, and 27 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Accessory residential dwelling or caretaker’s suite","Home occupation","Accessory buildings and structures","Bakery and deli","Car washing establishment","Community service","Craft industry with wholesale and accessory retail sales","Fitness facility","Florist or Garden Store","General Service","Laundromat","Licenced premises","Medical clinic","Office","Outdoor sales","Personal service","Restaurant","Retail store limited to 275 m2","School","Service and repairs","Service station","Studio","Veterinary clinic","Commercial laundry","Enclosed storage facility including warehousing","Manufacturing","Microbrewery including the accessory retail sale of goods produced on site","Printing and publishing","Transportation depot","Utility facility, private","Small item sales, service, rental and repair","Wholesaling"],"quotes":["Accessory residential dwelling or caretaker’s suite","Home occupation","Accessory buildings and structures","Bakery and deli","Car washing establishment","Community service","Craft industry with wholesale and accessory retail sales","Fitness facility","Florist or Garden Store","General Service","Laundromat","Licenced premises","Medical clinic","Office","Outdoor sales","Personal service","Restaurant","Retail store limited to 275 m2","School","Service and repairs","Service station","Studio","Veterinary clinic","Commercial laundry","Enclosed storage facility including warehousing","Manufacturing","Microbrewery including the accessory retail sale of goods produced on site","Printing and publishing","Transportation depot","Utility facility, private","Small item sales, service, rental and repair","Wholesaling"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,900 m² (for subdivision)","quotes":["For the purpose of subdivision, a lot shall have an area of not less than 2,900 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m","quotes":["A lot shall have a frontage of not less than 30.0 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_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio not more than 0.6","quotes":["ratio shall not exceed 0.6."]},"max_height":{"value":"Two storeys or 9.5 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed two stories or 9.5 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":"6.0 m","quotes":["(3) Side yard: 6.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory dwelling or caretaker’s suite: not more than 90 m², inside a commercial or industrial principal building, one per parcel","Outdoor sales may not exceed the maximum lot coverage; outdoor storage must be set back from any property line adjacent to a street","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":["having a total floor space of not more than 90 m2 in area;","a maximum of 1 accessory dwelling unit is permitted per parcel.","Outdoor sales shall not exceed the maximum lot coverage of the MU-5 zone.","The outdoor storage of any goods, materials or supplies is to be setback from any property","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=106","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-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mu-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mu-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}