{"title":"W2 zone in North Cowichan: Light Commercial Water Lot","code":"W2","slug":"w2","name":"Light Commercial Water Lot","group":"Commercial","section":"65","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Boat Charter, Boat Ramp, Boat Rental, Boat Shelters, Float, and 10 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Boat Charter","Boat Ramp","Boat Rental","Boat Shelters","Float","Float Home (subject to “Float Home Standards Bylaw 1999\", No. 3015)","Marina","Marine-related Office","Moorage Facility","Parking Use","Pier","Walkway","Water Taxi","Wharf","Yacht Club"],"quotes":["Boat Charter","Boat Ramp","Boat Rental","Boat Shelters","Float","Float Home (subject to “Float Home Standards Bylaw 1999\", No. 3015)","Marina","Marine-related Office","Moorage Facility","Parking Use","Pier","Walkway","Water Taxi","Wharf","Yacht Club"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Marine-fueling Facility (water lots with a W2a designation)","Hotel and all W2 and W2a uses (water lots with a W2b designation)"],"quotes":["The following additional uses are permitted on a water lot containing a W2a designation:","Marine-fueling Facility","The following additional uses are permitted within a water lot containing a W2b designation:","All uses permitted in the W2 and W2a Zone","Hotel [BL2974]"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Buildings and structures on wharves (excluding boat shelters) must not exceed 10% of the total water lot area","quotes":["shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total water lot area, excluding","The coverage of all buildings and structures, excluding boat shelters, constructed on"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m (33.0') measured from the highwater mark; boat hoists, gantries and similar equipment are unrestricted","quotes":["No structure shall exceed 10.0 m (33.0') in height as measured from the highwater mark to the","removing boats to and from the water are unrestricted with respect to height."]},"other":{"value":["Floats, wharves, piers, ways and walkways must be within a lawful water lot lease or licence of occupation area"],"quotes":["Floats, wharves, piers, ways, and walkways shall be contained within the boundaries of a"]}},"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=91","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/w2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/w2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/w2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/index.json"}}