{"title":"MU-6 zone in Courtenay: Multiple Use Six","code":"MU-6","slug":"mu-6","name":"Multiple Use Six","group":"Mixed use","section":"Part 18","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Duplex dwelling, Dwelling, Multi residential, Boarding, Home occupation, Accessory buildings and structures, and 20 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Duplex dwelling","Dwelling, Multi residential","Boarding","Home occupation","Accessory buildings and structures","Ambulance service","Day care","Facility for adults with a disability","Funeral home","Financial Institution","Fitness facility","Hotel and motel","Laundromat","Licensed premise","Medical clinic","Microbrewery limited to 400.0 m2 and including the accessory retail sale of goods","Office","Parking lot","Personal services","Restaurant","Retail stores limited to 375.0 m2","School","Artists Studio","Theatre","Veterinary clinic"],"quotes":["Duplex dwelling","Dwelling, Multi residential","Boarding","Home occupation","Accessory buildings and structures","Ambulance service","Day care","Facility for adults with a disability","Funeral home","Financial Institution","Fitness facility","Hotel and motel","Laundromat","Licensed premise","Medical clinic","Microbrewery limited to 400.0 m2 and including the accessory retail sale of goods","Office","Parking lot","Personal services","Restaurant","Retail stores limited to 375.0 m2","School","Artists Studio","Theatre","Veterinary clinic"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Residential units in a dual-use building above storeys used for commercial purposes or with separate building entrances"],"quotes":["Residential units contained within a dual - use building shall be located above","storeys used for commercial purposes or have separate building entrances."]},"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":"60% of lot area for buildings and accessory buildings; 80% for impermeable surfaces","quotes":["60% of the total area of the lot.","80% of the"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio not more than 2.0","quotes":["A lot shall have a floor area ratio of not more than 2.0."]},"max_height":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["Maximum height of building shall not exceed 15.0 m in height."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m (4.0 m for balconies and other permissible projections)","quotes":["(1) Front yard: 6.0 m except 4.0 m for balconies and other permissible projections"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (4.5 m for 4th and higher storeys)","quotes":["(3) Side yard: 3.0 m except 4.5 m 4th and higher storeys or where the side yard"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(3) Side yard: 3.0 m except 4.5 m 4th and higher storeys or where the side yard","flanks a street"]},"other":{"value":["Useable open space: 20.0 m² per dwelling unit, of which at least 10.0 m² must be private amenity space","Parking: minimum 0.95 spaces per residential unit plus 0.1 visitor spaces per unit","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":["Useable open space shall be provided on a lot in the amount of 20.0 m2 per dwelling unit, of which:","(1) A minimum of 10.0 m2 must be private amenity space, and","(1) Minimum 0.95 parking spaces per residential unit plus 0.1 visitor parking spaces per","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=109","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-6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mu-6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mu-6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}