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CD5 zoning in BC
CD5 (also written CD.5) means whatever the bylaw that zones the lot says: there is no provincial CD5 zone. 4 bylaws we've summarised use it, from 4 local governments. It goes by 4 names: Comprehensive Development (3388 Skaha Lake Road), Englishman River (Block 564) Comprehensive Development Zone 5, Sugar Lake Comprehensive Development, West Highlands Comprehensive Development Zone 5. What it allows is below, bylaw by bylaw.
CD5 in each bylaw
| Local government | Homes allowed | Smallest lot for a subdivision | Lot coverage | Height limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional District of Nanaimo Englishman River (Block 564) Comprehensive Development Zone 5 · Regional District of Nanaimo Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2024 | One home a lot (s. 4.51(b)(ii)), with a secondary suite (s. 4.51(a)(iii), s. 3.21). The whole zone may be cut into at most 158 lots where the regional park land the zone names along the Englishman River, Craig Creek and the Island Highway has gone to the RDN, 36 where it hasn't (s. 4.51(a), density) | 1.0 ha with a connection to a community water system; 8.0 ha with neither community water nor community sewer (s. 4.51(d)) | 10%; accessory buildings 400 m² of floor area in all (s. 4.51(b)) | 9.0 m (s. 4.51(b)(iii)) |
| Regional District of North Okanagan Sugar Lake Comprehensive Development · Regional District of North Okanagan Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 2023 | Up to 11 seasonal single family houses of up to 115 m² each, one per site | 60 ha; frontage 10% of the lot's perimeter | 10% | Cabins 10 m or two storeys, whichever is less; sheds 5 m |
| City of Kamloops West Highlands Comprehensive Development Zone 5 · City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 55, 2021 | 850 to 1,325 homes across the zone: houses (5% to 40% with a garden or secondary suite, counted as two homes), houses and duplexes in bare land strata, townhouses and row houses, apartments of up to 4 storeys and congregate housing | Not set | Houses 40% including accessory buildings; multi-unit housing 40% (50% beside a park) | Houses, low-density multi-unit housing and stand-alone commercial: 9 m from the roof's midpoint, or 2 storeys from the lot's midpoint; apartments up to 4 storeys (by the zone's definition) |
| City of Penticton Comprehensive Development (3388 Skaha Lake Road) · City of Penticton Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 | Apartments in three residential towers with ground-floor garden apartments, up to 2.0 FAR (3.05 with the bonus); congregate housing and extended care | 4,000 m² | 60% | 45 m and 14 storeys; towers at least 20 m and 6 storeys |
Listed by local government, not ranked. "Not set" means the zone itself sets no figure; general rules elsewhere in its bylaw may still apply. Each zone's page has its uses, setbacks and the bylaw's sections.
Two lots both zoned CD5 under different bylaws can allow quite different things, and provincial law sets a floor of homes on most house zones in towns (how many homes can I build?). Site-specific exceptions, development permit areas and the ALR apply on top. Find the lot's own zone with the search above, then confirm with the local government before you buy or build.
Sources: each zone's bylaw, linked from its page, summarised in our words. Other councils' zones aren't here: the zoning we cover.