---
title: "MU-6 zone in Courtenay: Multiple Use Six"
place: Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/courtenay
zone: MU-6
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-6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/mu-6.json"
---

# MU-6 zone in Courtenay: Multiple Use Six

Main uses: Duplex dwelling, Dwelling, Multi residential, Boarding, Home occupation, Accessory buildings and structures, and 20 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Residential units in a dual-use building above storeys used for commercial purposes or with separate building entrances
- **Minimum lot area:** 650.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% of lot area for buildings and accessory buildings; 80% for impermeable surfaces
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio not more than 2.0
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (4.0 m for balconies and other permissible projections)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (4.5 m for 4th and higher storeys)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026), s. Part 18](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1#page=109) (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-6/_