{"title":"C-3 zone in Lake Cowichan: Lakefront and Riverfront Commercial","code":"C-3","slug":"c-3","name":"Lakefront and Riverfront Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"Part V","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial uses near the lakefront and riverfront.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial uses near the lakefront and riverfront.","quotes":["The intent of the C-3 – Lakefront and Riverfront Commercial Zone is to provide for","commercial uses near the lakefront and riverfront."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Business and professional services","Hotel","Liquor sales","Marina and equipment sales","Personal service establishment","Residential single unit attached"],"quotes":["Business and professional ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓","Hotel ✓","Liquor sales ✓ ✓","Marina and equipment sales ✓ ✓ ✓","service ✓ ✓ ✓","Residential single unit"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Bed and breakfast accessory to single detached dwelling","Residential single detached"],"quotes":["Bed and breakfast","Residential single detached a a ✓ a a a"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Residential multi-unit only on Lot 2, Section 6, Cowichan Lake District, Plan 5631, subject to no additional units existing on March 24, 2015","Short term vacation rentals on Lot 1, Section 6, Plan 5631 only"],"quotes":["i. Residential Multi-unit only on the parcel described as Lot 2, Section 6, Cowichan","Lake District, Plan 5631 subject to no additional units existing on March 24, 2015.","ii. Short term vacation rentals applicable to Lot 1, Section 6, Plan 5631 only."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"464 m²; 600 m² (residential)","quotes":["464 464 464 930 464 464","n/a n/a n/a n/a 600 n/a"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%; 50% (subject to rezoning to Comprehensive Development or density bonus amenity provisions)","quotes":["50, 60* 50 50 50 40, 50* 50","* Subject to rezoning to Comprehensive Development or density bonus amenity provisions"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m","quotes":["Maximum height (5 stories) 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Minimum 0 m; maximum 3 m (no more than 50% of the front of a building may be set back further)","quotes":["minimum 0 1.5 1.5 7.5 0 1.5","3** n/a n/a n/a 3** n/a","** No more than 50% of the front or exterior side of a building shall be set back further than the maximum setback"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Rear lot line (metres) 3 3 3 3 3 3"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["minimum setback 0 1.5 1.5 2 0 1.5"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Minimum 0 m; maximum 3 m (no more than 50% of the exterior side of a building may be set back further)","quotes":["0 1.5 1.5 3 0 1.5","3 n/a n/a n/a 3 n/a","** No more than 50% of the front or exterior side of a building shall be set back further than the maximum setback"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum landscaped area 5%"],"quotes":["n/a 5 5 5 5 10"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1055-2021 (consolidated as of February 24, 2026)","url":"https://www.lakecowichan.ca/dl//1055-2021%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%2026-02-24.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":null},"source_url":"https://www.lakecowichan.ca/dl//1055-2021%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%2026-02-24.pdf#page=34","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lake-cowichan","name":"Lake Cowichan","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/c-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/c-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/c-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/index.json"}}