{"title":"MC zone in Powell River: Milltown Centre","code":"MC","slug":"mc","name":"Milltown Centre","group":"Mixed use","section":"10.8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Revitalize Townsite with a comprehensive range of commercial, residential, light industrial and public uses in its commercial core","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Revitalize Townsite with a comprehensive range of commercial, residential, light industrial and public uses in its commercial core","quotes":["The MC zone is intended to revitalize Townsite and accommodate a comprehensive range of"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwellings","One secondary suite (in a single family dwelling only)","One duplex","Rest homes or group homes for not more than five persons within a single family dwelling","Multiple family dwellings including townhouse, cluster housing and apartment buildings","Boarding houses","Retail stores","Personal service establishments","Commercial and professional offices and financial institutions","Traveller accommodation use","Printing shops, artist studios and galleries","Assembly use","Entertainment use","Civic use","Light manufacturing, processing, wholesaling and repair","Residential uses located within a commercial or industrial use building","Liquor store use","Restaurant","Cannabis retail store use"],"quotes":["single family dwellings","one secondary suite permitted in a single family dwelling only","one duplex","rest homes or group homes, for not more than five persons","multiple family dwellings or groups of multiple family dwellings including townhouse","boarding houses","retail stores","personal service establishments","traveller accommodation use","printing shops, artist studios and galleries","assembly use","entertainment use","civic use","light manufacturing, processing, wholesaling and repair","liquor store use","restaurant","cannabis retail store use"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home based business","In-home child care","Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["home based business","in-home child care","accessory buildings and uses"]},"site_specific":{"value":["5831 Ash Avenue (Lots 7 thru 15, Block 10, District Lot 450, Plan 6606): storage within a completely enclosed building","5845 Arbutus Avenue (Amended Lot 1 Block 2 District Lot 450 Plan 4533): apartment building of no more than ten dwelling units"],"quotes":["storage within a completely enclosed building is permitted only on 5831 Ash Avenue","an apartment","is permitted a density of no more than ten dwelling units."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"SFD and duplex 545 m²; townhouse and cluster 930 m²; apartment 930 m²; all other permitted uses 270 m²","quotes":["SFD & Duplex 545 15 27 8.5 40% 4.5 0.9 3.0 7.5 1.8 3 1.5 0.9 4.9","Townhouse & 930 27 27 8.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Apartment 930 27 27 13.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Permitted uses 270 7.5 27 13.5 40% 1.8 1.5 4.5 3.0 / / / / /","Area (sqm)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"SFD and duplex 15 m; townhouse and cluster 27 m; apartment 27 m; all other permitted uses 7.5 m","quotes":["SFD & Duplex 545 15 27 8.5 40% 4.5 0.9 3.0 7.5 1.8 3 1.5 0.9 4.9","Townhouse & 930 27 27 8.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Apartment 930 27 27 13.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Permitted uses 270 7.5 27 13.5 40% 1.8 1.5 4.5 3.0 / / / / /","Width (m)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["SFD & Duplex 545 15 27 8.5 40% 4.5 0.9 3.0 7.5 1.8 3 1.5 0.9 4.9","Townhouse & 930 27 27 8.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Apartment 930 27 27 13.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Permitted uses 270 7.5 27 13.5 40% 1.8 1.5 4.5 3.0 / / / / /","Lot Coverage"]},"max_density":{"value":"Townhouse and cluster: 290 m² of lot area per dwelling unit; apartment building with surface parking: 3 units on the first 930 m² then 95 m² per additional unit; with 60% underground parking: 4 units on the first 930 m² then 75 m² per additional unit","quotes":["Each townhouse and cluster dwelling shall have a minimum of 290 square metres","shall have a maximum of three units for","the first 930 square metres","not less than 95 square metres","shall have a maximum of four units for the","not less than 75 square metres","minimum of 60% of parking space provided"]},"max_height":{"value":"8.5 m (SFD, duplex, townhouse and cluster); 13.5 m (apartment and all other permitted uses); no more than 2½ storeys except apartment buildings","quotes":["SFD & Duplex 545 15 27 8.5 40% 4.5 0.9 3.0 7.5 1.8 3 1.5 0.9 4.9","Townhouse & 930 27 27 8.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Apartment 930 27 27 13.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Permitted uses 270 7.5 27 13.5 40% 1.8 1.5 4.5 3.0 / / / / /","building height shall not exceed 2½ storeys with the exception of apartment buildings"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.9 m (SFD and duplex); 4.0 m (townhouse, cluster, apartment)","quotes":["SFD & Duplex 545 15 27 8.5 40% 4.5 0.9 3.0 7.5 1.8 3 1.5 0.9 4.9","Townhouse & 930 27 27 8.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Apartment 930 27 27 13.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Building (m)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"SFD and duplex 4.5 m; townhouse, cluster and apartment 7.5 m; all other permitted uses 1.8 m","quotes":["SFD & Duplex 545 15 27 8.5 40% 4.5 0.9 3.0 7.5 1.8 3 1.5 0.9 4.9","Townhouse & 930 27 27 8.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Apartment 930 27 27 13.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Permitted uses 270 7.5 27 13.5 40% 1.8 1.5 4.5 3.0 / / / / /","Street Line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"SFD and duplex 7.5 m; townhouse, cluster and apartment 9.0 m; all other permitted uses 3.0 m","quotes":["SFD & Duplex 545 15 27 8.5 40% 4.5 0.9 3.0 7.5 1.8 3 1.5 0.9 4.9","Townhouse & 930 27 27 8.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Apartment 930 27 27 13.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Permitted uses 270 7.5 27 13.5 40% 1.8 1.5 4.5 3.0 / / / / /","Rear"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"SFD and duplex 0.9 m; townhouse, cluster and apartment 3.0 m; all other permitted uses 1.5 m","quotes":["SFD & Duplex 545 15 27 8.5 40% 4.5 0.9 3.0 7.5 1.8 3 1.5 0.9 4.9","Townhouse & 930 27 27 8.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Apartment 930 27 27 13.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Permitted uses 270 7.5 27 13.5 40% 1.8 1.5 4.5 3.0 / / / / /","Side"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"SFD and duplex 3.0 m; townhouse, cluster and apartment 4.5 m; all other permitted uses 4.5 m","quotes":["SFD & Duplex 545 15 27 8.5 40% 4.5 0.9 3.0 7.5 1.8 3 1.5 0.9 4.9","Townhouse & 930 27 27 8.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Apartment 930 27 27 13.5 40% 7.5 3.0 4.5 9.0 1.8 3 1.5 3.0 4.0","Permitted uses 270 7.5 27 13.5 40% 1.8 1.5 4.5 3.0 / / / / /","Flank"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings to residential use may not be in any required front or side setback","Non-residential uses must be in an enclosed building with no outside storage","Commercial, industrial, public, institutional and residential uses may be in the same building"],"quotes":["accessory buildings to residential use shall not be located in any required front or","commercial and industrial uses shall be conducted completely within an enclosed","commercial, industrial, public, institutional and residential uses are permitted within the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025)","url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/876","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City prepared this consolidation for convenience only and does not represent that it is up to date or complete; confirm against the original bylaws and their amendments."},"source_url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/876#page=92","place":{"path":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/mc/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/mc.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/mc.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/index.json"}}