City of Colwood Zoning Bylaw
103 zone definitions. 39 with development rules (height, FAR, setbacks).
The City of Colwood zoning bylaw establishes 103 zone designations across six categories: 32 residential, 15 commercial, 46 comprehensive development, 6 institutional, 2 agricultural, and 2 industrial zones. Residential zones range from rural designations like A1 (10.5m height, 7.5m front setback, 10.0m rear setback, 3.0m side setback) to mixed-use formats, with overall heights spanning 8.5m to 77.0m across the municipality. Commercial zones include neighbourhood, community, and district options, with the Towncentre Mixed Use A zone (C8A) permitting up to 27.0m height and 2.3 floor area ratio. The bylaw data provided does not specify secondary suite permissions for individual zones. Colwood is located in the Capital Region on Vancouver Island's West Shore, adjacent to Victoria and other municipalities in the region.
Region: Capital Region, West Shore
Zone Definitions
| Zone Code | Zone Name | Category | Max Height | FAR | Front Setback | Rear Setback | Side Setback | Suite | Bylaw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Rural 1 | residential | 10.5m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 3.0m | -- | A1 Bylaw |
| AG1 | Agricultural 1 | agricultural | 10.5m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 3.0m | -- | AG1 Bylaw |
| AG2 | Agricultural 2 | agricultural | 10.5m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 3.0m | -- | AG2 Bylaw |
| AR1 | Rural Residential 1 | residential | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | AR1 Bylaw |
| AR2 | Rural Residential 2 | residential | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | AR2 Bylaw |
| C1 | Neighbourhood Commercial | commercial | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | C1 Bylaw |
| C2 | Community Commercial | commercial | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | C2 Bylaw |
| C3 | District Commercial | commercial | 15.0m | 2.0 | 7.5m | 3.0m | 4.5m | -- | C3 Bylaw |
| C4 | Apartment Commercial | commercial | 15.0m | 1.0 | 7.5m | 3.0m | 4.5m | -- | C4 Bylaw |
| C5 | Mixed Commercial | commercial | 15.0m | 1.0 | 3.0m | 3.0m | 4.5m | -- | C5 Bylaw |
| C6 | Commercial Tank Farm | commercial | 12.0m | 0.2 | 7.5m | 7.5m | 7.5m | -- | C6 Bylaw |
| C7 | Mixed Commercial/Residential | commercial | -- | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | C7 Bylaw |
| C8 | Towncentre Mixed Use | commercial | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | C8 Bylaw |
| C8A | Towncentre Mixed Use A | commercial | 27.0m | 2.3 | 1.2m | 6.0m | 4.0m | -- | C8A Bylaw |
| CD1 | Comprehensive Development 1 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD1 Bylaw |
| CD10 | Comprehensive Development 10 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD10 Bylaw |
| CD11 | Comprehensive Development 11 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD11 Bylaw |
| CD12 | Comprehensive Development 12 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD12 Bylaw |
| CD13 | Comprehensive Development 13 (Latoria and Bezanton) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD13 Bylaw |
| CD14 | Comprehensive Development 14 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD14 Bylaw |
| CD15 | Comprehensive Development 15 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD15 Bylaw |
| CD16 | Comprehensive Development 16 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD16 Bylaw |
| CD17 | Comprehensive Development 17 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD17 Bylaw |
| CD18 | Comprehensive Development 18 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD18 Bylaw |
| CD19 | Comprehensive Development 19 (Goldstream) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD19 Bylaw |
| CD2 | Comprehensive Development 2 (Olympic View) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD2 Bylaw |
| CD20 | Comprehensive Development 20 (Bona Vita) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD20 Bylaw |
| CD21 | Comprehensive Development 21 (Centro) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD21 Bylaw |
| CD22 | Comprehensive Development 22 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD22 Bylaw |
| CD24 | Comprehensive Development 24 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD24 Bylaw |
| CD25 | Comprehensive Development 25 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD25 Bylaw |
| CD26 | Comprehensive Development 26 (Wishart) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD26 Bylaw |
| CD27 | Comprehensive Development 27 (Jerome Belmont) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD27 Bylaw |
| CD28 | Comprehensive Development 28 (Latoria South) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD28 Bylaw |
| CD29 | Comprehensive Development 29 (Meaford) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD29 Bylaw |
| CD3 | Comprehensive Development 3 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD3 Bylaw |
| CD30 | Comprehensive Development 30 (Royal Beach) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD30 Bylaw |
| CD31 | Comprehensive Development 31 (3554 Ryder Hesjedal) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD31 Bylaw |
| CD32 | Comprehensive Development 32 (791 Drummond) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD32 Bylaw |
| CD33 | Comprehensive Development 33 (2350 Sooke) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD33 Bylaw |
| CD34 | Comprehensive Development 34 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD34 Bylaw |
| CD35 | Comprehensive Development 35 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD35 Bylaw |
| CD36 | Comprehensive Development 36 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD36 Bylaw |
| CD37 | Comprehensive Development 37 (3211 Jacklin) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD37 Bylaw |
| CD38 | Comprehensive Development 38 (641 Latoria Road) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD38 Bylaw |
| CD39 | Comprehensive Development 39 (3494 Wishart Road) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD39 Bylaw |
| CD4 | Comprehensive Development 4 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD4 Bylaw |
| CD40 | Comprehensive Development 40 (2324 Sooke) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD40 Bylaw |
| CD5 | Comprehensive Development 5 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD5 Bylaw |
| CD6 | Comprehensive Development 6 (Ocean Grove) | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD6 Bylaw |
| CD7 | Comprehensive Development 7 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD7 Bylaw |
| CD8 | Comprehensive Development 8 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD8 Bylaw |
| CD9 | Comprehensive Development 9 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CD9 Bylaw |
| CN1 | Comprehensive Neighbourhood Development 1 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CN1 Bylaw |
| CS1 | Service Commercial | commercial | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CS1 Bylaw |
| CS2 | Highway Commercial | commercial | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CS2 Bylaw |
| CS3 | Service Commercial 3 | commercial | 12.0m | 1.0 | 7.5m | 3.0m | 4.5m | -- | CS3 Bylaw |
| CT1 | Tourist Commercial - Motel | commercial | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | CT1 Bylaw |
| HAH1 | Hillside Attached Housing 1 | residential | 12.5m | 1.2 | 4.0m | 7.5m | 1.5m | -- | HAH1 Bylaw |
| M1 | Light Industrial | industrial | 12.0m | -- | 7.5m | 7.5m | 6.0m | -- | M1 Bylaw |
| M2 | General Industrial | industrial | -- | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 6.0m | -- | M2 Bylaw |
| MUEC1 | Mixed Use Employment Centre | commercial | 18.0m | 1.0 | 7.5m | 10.0m | 6.0m | -- | MUEC1 Bylaw |
| MUEC2 | Mixed Use Employment Centre 2 | commercial | 18.0m | 1.0 | 7.5m | 10.0m | 6.0m | -- | MUEC2 Bylaw |
| P1 | Neighbourhood Institutional | institutional | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | P1 Bylaw |
| P2 | Community Institutional | institutional | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | P2 Bylaw |
| P3 | Public Utility | institutional | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | P3 Bylaw |
| P4 | Park and Open Space | institutional | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | P4 Bylaw |
| P5 | Natural Park | institutional | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | P5 Bylaw |
| P6 | Day Care | institutional | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | P6 Bylaw |
| R-1 | Residential One | residential | 9.0m | 0.5 | 6.0m | 7.5m | 1.5m | -- | R-1 Bylaw |
| R-2 | Residential Two | residential | 8.5m | 0.4 | 7.5m | 7.5m | 1.5m | -- | R-2 Bylaw |
| R-3 | Residential Three | residential | 8.5m | 0.4 | 7.5m | 7.5m | 1.5m | -- | R-3 Bylaw |
| R-4 | Residential Four | residential | 9.0m | 0.4 | 6.0m | 7.5m | 1.5m | -- | R-4 Bylaw |
| R-5 | Residential Five | residential | 9.0m | 0.45 | 7.5m | 6.0m | 1.5m | -- | R-5 Bylaw |
| R-6 | Residential Six | residential | 8.5m | -- | 4.5m | 6.0m | 1.2m | -- | R-6 Bylaw |
| R1 | Residential 1 | residential | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | R1 Bylaw |
| R2 | Residential 2 | residential | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | R2 Bylaw |
| R3 | Residential 3 | residential | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | R3 Bylaw |
| R4 | Residential 4 | residential | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | R4 Bylaw |
| R5 | Residential 5 | residential | 9.0m | 0.45 | 7.5m | 6.0m | 1.5m | -- | R5 Bylaw |
| R6 | Residential 6 | residential | 8.5m | -- | 4.5m | 6.0m | 1.2m | -- | R6 Bylaw |
| RBCD1 | Royal Bay CD 1 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | RBCD1 Bylaw |
| RBCD1A | Royal Bay CD 1A | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | RBCD1A Bylaw |
| RBCD2 | Royal Bay CD 2 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | RBCD2 Bylaw |
| RBCD3 | Royal Bay CD3 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | RBCD3 Bylaw |
| RBCD3A | Royal Bay CD3A | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | RBCD3A Bylaw |
| RBCD5 | Royal Bay CD5 | comprehensive_development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | RBCD5 Bylaw |
| RC1 | Comprehensive Residential 1 | residential | 9.0m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 6.0m | -- | RC1 Bylaw |
| RM-1 | Low Density Attached Housing | residential | 9.0m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 6.0m | -- | RM-1 Bylaw |
| RM-1A | Medium Density Attached Housing | residential | 9.0m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 6.0m | -- | RM-1A Bylaw |
| RM1 | Low Density Attached Housing | residential | 9.0m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 6.0m | -- | RM1 Bylaw |
| RM1A | Medium Density Attached Housing | residential | 9.0m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 6.0m | -- | RM1A Bylaw |
| RM1B | Medium Density Attached Housing B | residential | 9.0m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 6.0m | -- | RM1B Bylaw |
| RM2 | Attached Housing | residential | 9.0m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 6.0m | -- | RM2 Bylaw |
| RM3 | Apartment | residential | 15.0m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 7.5m | -- | RM3 Bylaw |
| RM4 | Apartment (Senior Citizens) | residential | 14.0m | -- | 7.5m | 10.0m | 7.5m | -- | RM4 Bylaw |
| RM5 | Medium Density Apartment | residential | 15.0m | 0.9 | 7.5m | 10.0m | 7.5m | -- | RM5 Bylaw |
| RM6 | Medium Density Low Rise Residential | residential | 15.0m | 0.9 | 7.5m | 10.0m | 7.5m | -- | RM6 Bylaw |
| RM7 | Medium Density Residential 7 | residential | 15.0m | 1.0 | 7.5m | 10.0m | 1.5m | -- | RM7 Bylaw |
| RT1 | Residential Towncentre | residential | 22.5m | 1.55 | 2.5m | 6.5m | 4.0m | -- | RT1 Bylaw |
| RT4 | Residential Towncentre 4 | residential | 77.0m | 3.45 | 10.0m | 7.5m | 3.6m | -- | RT4 Bylaw |
| RTS-2 | Towncentre Seniors Residential | residential | 22.5m | 1.75 | 4.5m | 6.5m | 4.0m | -- | RTS-2 Bylaw |
| TGA1 | Transit Growth Area 1 | residential | 24.0m | 2.5 | 3.0m | 7.5m | 4.0m | -- | TGA1 Bylaw |
Zoning data extracted from municipal bylaw documents. Development rules may not reflect the most recent amendments. Always verify with City of Colwood before making decisions.