---
title: "MX zone in Powell River: Mixed Use"
place: Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/powell-river
zone: MX
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/mx/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/mx.json"
---

# MX zone in Powell River: Mixed Use

Broadly mixed land use in the older commercial cores of Westview and Cranberry Lake: commercial, multi unit residential and existing single and two family dwellings

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Broadly mixed land use in the older commercial cores of Westview and Cranberry Lake: commercial, multi unit residential and existing single and two family dwellings
- **Main uses:** Retail stores with accessory wholesale use; Retail uses with ancillary light manufacturing and assembly; Personal service establishments; Commercial and professional offices and financial institutions; Assembly use; Entertainment use; Civic use; Traveller accommodation use; Public transportation terminals and taxi stands; Preparation and bottling of food excluding fish or seafood products; Mushroom sorting, grading and packaging depots; Multiple family dwellings including apartment and cluster dwellings; Parking lot; Restaurant; Liquor store use; Cannabis retail store use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Single and duplex dwellings only on the listed properties: 4694 Ewing; 4698 Ewing; 4404 Marine; 4454 Marine; 4458 Marine; 6840 Courtenay; 4524B Willingdon; 4528 Willingdon; 4624 Willingdon; 4516 Marine; 4554 Marine; 4556 Marine; 4578 Marine; 4584 Marine; 4588 Marine; 4590 Marine; 4598 Marine; 4618 Marine; 4622 Marine; 4623 Marine; 4631 Marine; 4632 Marine; 6751 Cranberry; 6759 Cranberry; 6765 Cranberry; 6769 Cranberry; 6773 Cranberry; 6777 Cranberry; 6783 Cranberry; 6789 Cranberry; 6799 Cranberry; 6812 Cranberry (see bylaw 10.7.2(o) for legal descriptions)
- **Minimum lot area:** 270 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m (lot depth at least 30 m)
- **Maximum height:** 3½ storeys or 13.5 m; buildings fronting the west side of Marine Avenue 9.5 m above the centre of Marine Avenue
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m where the lot abuts a Residential zone lot without a street or lane between; 3 m on one side where there is no rear lane; 1.8 m on each side for single family or duplex on the listed lots
- **Other rules:** Dwelling units in a commercial building must follow RM3 density, not be in a basement, and have a separate main entrance to a street; Residential-only multiple family development follows RM3 density, setback and amenity rules (Part 9); Single family and duplex use follows R2 density, accessory use and setback rules (Part 8); All business conducted within a completely enclosed building (limited exceptions)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025), s. 10.7](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/876#page=89) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Powell River: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/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/powell-river/zoning/mx/_