C2 zone in North Cowichan: Commercial General

North Cowichan, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Main uses: Accessory Dwelling Unit, Appliance and Small Equipment Repair, Bed and Breakfast, Bus Depot, Car Wash, and 31 more.

Zone rules

Main uses	Accessory Dwelling Unit Appliance and Small Equipment Repair Bed and Breakfast Bus Depot Car Wash Child Care Centre Club Commercial Cardlock Facility Commercial School Dry Cleaner Entertainment Use Financial Institution Fitness Centre/Gymnasium Funeral Parlour Hairdresser Home-Based Business Hotel Laundromat Medical Laboratory Mini-Warehousing Mixed-use Building Mobile Food Service Night Club Nursery Office Parking Use Pub Restaurant Retail Lumber and Building Supply Yard Retail of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories Retail Store Service Station Single-Family Dwelling (subject to the provision of the R3 zone) Tool Rental Veterinary Clinic Wholesale Store
Extra uses on specific lots	Lot A, Plan EPP95112, Skinner Road (PID: 030-911-834): “apartment” is permitted 9634-9644 Chemainus Road (PID: 026-690-551): a 15-unit “apartment” building with a maximum of 2 units not accessible from a common interior hallway
Minimum lot area	560 m² (6,028 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot width	15 m (49.21')
Maximum lot coverage	100% of the lot area, except area required for off-street parking and loading, landscaping, fencing and highway setbacks
Maximum height	12.0 m (39.37')
Maximum height, accessory buildings	5.0 m (16.4')
Front setback	No minimum, except 4.5 m (15') where the lot abuts an arterial highway
Other rules	Where the lot abuts residentially zoned land, the yard next to that land must be 3.0 m (9.84') deep

Source: Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026), s. 69 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The cover says the bylaw was consolidated by the Corporate Officer; the repealed zones CD3, CD5 and CD7 are not listed. Suffix a or b on a zone code (for example W2a) marks a sub-zone with additional uses (s. 44). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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