---
title: "R5 zone in North Cowichan: Residential Mobile Home Park"
place: North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-cowichan
zone: R5
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/r5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/r5.json"
---

# R5 zone in North Cowichan: Residential Mobile Home Park

Main uses: Home-based Business, Mobile Home Park, Mobile Home Park Office.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Home-based Business; Mobile Home Park; Mobile Home Park Office
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 2.0 hectares (4.94 acres); each mobile home space 325 m² (3,498.39 sq. ft.)
- **Minimum lot width:** 60.0 m (196.85'); each mobile home space 12.0 m (39.37') or, for a cul-de-sac or panhandle lot, 6.0 m (19.68')
- **Maximum density:** Twenty units per hectare (8 per acre)
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m (24.93')
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.6 m (24.93')
- **Front setback:** 8.0 m (26.25') for the mobile home park office; 1.8 m (5.91') for each mobile home space
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m (16.40') for the mobile home park office; 1.8 m (5.91') for each mobile home space
- **Interior side setback:** 5.0 m (16.40') for the mobile home park office; 1.5 m (4.92') for each mobile home space
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 8.0 m (26.25'), side 5.0 m (16.40'), rear 5.0 m (16.40')
- **Other rules:** Landscaped buffer at least 8.0 m (26.25') wide along the front lot line and 5.0 m (16.40') from any other lot line, with no buildings, parking or roadways (other than perpendicular crossings); A recreation area of at least 5% of the gross site area is required; A mobile home and additions (excluding carport) must not cover more than 35% of its mobile home space; Also subject to Mobile Home Park Bylaw 1978, No. 1775

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026), s. 60](https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf#page=80) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in North Cowichan: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/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/north-cowichan/zoning/r5/_