City of Courtenay Official Community Plan - 2026 update

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Target Density (UPH) ***

Land Use Designation

Description & Intent Built Form Supported Uses **

• Ground

• Commercial • Agricultural • Mixed-use

Service Commercial

Larger format commercial uses that fall outside of Town Centres and Urban Corridors, as well as agricultural uses within the floodplain. Mixed residential is supported outside of the floodplain. Mix of light manufacturing, processing, warehousing, and distribution. Civic and institutional uses, encompassing educational facilities, health-care facilities, religious institutions, utilities, and public agencies with limited accessory uses. Parks, trails, recreation facilities, and natural areas with limited accessory uses. Agricultural lands which may or may not be within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

oriented buildings

• Ground oriented buildings • Low-rise • Ground oriented buildings • Low-rise • Mid-rise • High-rise * • Ground oriented buildings • Low-rise • Ground

• Manufacturing, distribution and storage • Auto-oriented services • Accessory retail, office, and residential • Institutional • Accessory retail, office, and residential

Light Industrial

Institutional

• Places of worship • Supportive housing • Utilities • Mixed-use

• Parks and recreation • Protected areas • Recreational programs and services facilities • Agricultural • Home based businesses • Utilities • Limited ground-oriented residential • Agriculture • Limited ground-oriented residential

Parks and Recreation

Agricultural

oriented buildings

• Ground

Future Growth Lands within the city that may be appropriate for future urban development.

oriented buildings

Table B-1 Notes:

* New development proposals over 8 storeys will be considered based on applicable Local Area Plan direction.

** Typical uses shown here represent a general summary and additional requirements and opportunities may apply. Please refer to the detailed policies for each.

*** Target Density represents the average residential in gross Units Per Hectare across new development / redevelopment within each future land use designation to achieve Courtenay’s growth objectives. These land use target densities do not regulate actual densities on individual lots; this is the function of the Zoning Bylaw. Densities are not intended to be applied to individual parcels on a project-by-project basis as each development will have unique site circumstances.

PART B Managing Growth