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title: "MU-5 zone in Courtenay: Multiple Use Five"
place: Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/courtenay
zone: MU-5
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/mu-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mu-5.json"
---

# MU-5 zone in Courtenay: Multiple Use Five

Main uses: Accessory residential dwelling or caretaker’s suite, Home occupation, Accessory buildings and structures, Bakery and deli, Car washing establishment, and 27 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,900 m² (for subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of lot area (buildings and accessory buildings)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio not more than 0.6
- **Maximum height:** Two storeys or 9.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026), s. Part 17](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1#page=106) (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/mu-5/_