{"title":"PA-1 zone in Courtenay: Public Use and Assembly One","code":"PA-1","slug":"pa-1","name":"Public Use and Assembly One","group":"Public","section":"Part 27","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Assembly hall, Care facility, Cemetery, Church and religious centre, including one (1) accessory residential use and accessory day care, Facility for adults with a disability, and 4 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Assembly hall","Care facility","Cemetery","Church and religious centre, including one (1) accessory residential use and accessory day care","Facility for adults with a disability","Government office and Government facility","Hospital and related facility","Utility facility, private","School"],"quotes":["(1) Assembly hall","(2) Care facility","(3) Cemetery","(4) Church and religious centre, including one (1) accessory residential use and accessory day","(5) Facility for adults with a disability","(6) Government office and Government facility","(7) Hospital and related facility","(8) Utility facility, private","(9) School"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Short-term care facility on Lot 2, D.L. 127, Comox District, Plan VIP62286 (632 Pidcock Avenue), if operated by a non-profit society licenced or under permit from the Provincial Ministry of Human Resources for short term emergency care","Care facility with meal services, 24/7 support and staffing for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness on Lot 1, District Lot 127, Comox District, Plan EPP81814 (988 8th Street)","Two accessory residential uses on Lot 16, Section 16, Comox District, Plan 7037 except that part in Plan 44368 (1581 Dingwall Road)"],"quotes":["Lot 2, D.L. 127, Comox District, Plan VIP62286 (632 Pidcock Avenue) providing the","(i) operated by a non-profit society either licenced or under permit from the Provincial","Comox District, Plan EPP81814 (988 8th Street).","Lot 16, Section 16, Comox District, Plan 7037 Except That Part in Plan 44368","(1581 Dingwall Road)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,500.0 m²","quotes":["A lot shall have an area of not less than 2,500.0 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"45.0 m","quotes":["A lot shall have a frontage of not less than 45.0 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of lot area (buildings and accessory buildings)","quotes":["percent (40%) of the total area of the lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["No building shall exceed a height of 12.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(1) Front yard: 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 10.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["(3) Side yard: 9.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Useable open space of 10.0 m² per unit for a care facility","Landscaped area 7.5 m along affected property lines where the lot adjoins a residential zone; 6.0 m wide along a street frontage"],"quotes":["Useable open space shall be provided for a care facility at 10.0 m2 per unit.","(1) Where a lot adjoins a residential zone, a landscaped area of at least 7.5 m shall be","(2) Where a lot adjoins a street, a landscaped area of at least 6.0 m in width extending along"]}},"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=139","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/pa-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/pa-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/pa-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}