City of Courtenay Official Community Plan - 2026 update

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Built Form • Low-rise buildings along 5th Street and adjacent Urban Residential Neighbourhood areas. • Mid-rise in other parts of the downtown. • High-rise buildings above 8 storeys are subject to Local Area Plan direction. • Minimal or no setbacks along 4th, 5th, and 6th Streets within the downtown core.

High-rise and mid-rise buildings

Ground-oriented buildings and low-rise buildings

Supported Uses • Multi-unit residential

• Community services • Institutional • Artist live-work studio spaces

(with retail on ground level) • Mixed use (retail on ground level) • Commercial – retail & office • Restaurant • Craft brewing • Regional scale offices

• Emergency shelter • Supportive housing • Care facility

City of Courtenay Official Community Plan