{"title":"C8 zone in North Cowichan: Commercial Rural Recreation","code":"C8","slug":"c8","name":"Commercial Rural Recreation","group":"Commercial","section":"74","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Accessory Dwelling Unit, Amusement Park, Archery Range, Drive-in Theatre, Microlite Aircraft and Glider Landing Strips, and 4 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Dwelling Unit","Amusement Park","Archery Range","Drive-in Theatre","Microlite Aircraft and Glider Landing Strips","Mobile Food Service","Racetrack","Recreational Facility","Shooting Range"],"quotes":["Amusement Park","Archery Range","Drive-in Theatre","Microlite Aircraft and Glider Landing Strips","Racetrack","Recreational Facility","Shooting Range"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 hectares","quotes":["is 4 hectares (9.88 acres)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"150 m","quotes":["is 150 m (492.13')"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% of the lot area","quotes":["is 30% of the lot area"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 0.5:1","quotes":["is 0.5:1"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["Principal Building, 12.0 m (39.37')"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["Accessory Building, 12.0 m (39.37')"]},"setback_front":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Yard, Front, 30 m (98.43')"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Yard, Rear, 30 m (98.43')"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Yard, Side, 30 m (98.43')"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 8.0 m, side 5.0 m, rear 5.0 m","quotes":["Yard, Front, 8.0 m (26.25')","Yard, Side, 5.0 m (16.4')","Yard, Rear, 5.0 m (16.4')"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026)","url":"https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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cover says the bylaw was consolidated by the Corporate Officer; the repealed zones CD3, CD5 and CD7 are not listed.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)."},"source_url":"https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf#page=104","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-cowichan","name":"North Cowichan","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/c8/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/c8.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/c8.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/index.json"}}