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R5 zone in North Cowichan: Residential Mobile Home Park

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

In short

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 area2.0 hectares (4.94 acres); each mobile home space 325 m² (3,498.39 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot width60.0 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 densityTwenty units per hectare (8 per acre)
Maximum height7.6 m (24.93')
Maximum height, accessory buildings7.6 m (24.93')
Front setback8.0 m (26.25') for the mobile home park office; 1.8 m (5.91') for each mobile home space
Rear setback5.0 m (16.40') for the mobile home park office; 1.8 m (5.91') for each mobile home space
Interior side setback5.0 m (16.40') for the mobile home park office; 1.5 m (4.92') for each mobile home space
Accessory building setbacksfront 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 (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 The cover says the bylaw was consolidated by the Corporate Officer; the repealed zones CD3, CD5 and CD7 are not listed.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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