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CD6 zone in Bowen Island
Comprehensive Development 6 (Cowan Point). Comprehensively planned Cowan Point area: residential areas, golf course, parks, conservation lands, local/tourist commercial and a retreat (s.4.19 note).
The rules
| Name | Comprehensive Development 6 (Cowan Point) |
|---|---|
| Homes allowed | Areas 1, 3-8: 1 detached house per lot (90 total) + one suite in Areas 1-8; Area 2: 23 lots; Area 9: up to 4 per lot (48 total, max 10 attached) |
| Floor space notes | Areas 1 and 3-8: no FSR (coverage 10%). Area 2: FSR 0.3 (detached). Area 9: FSR 0.3 detached / 0.75 attached (s.4.19.2; columns confirmed). Accessory residential use (s.3.57): only ONE per lot - either a secondary suite or a detached secondary suite. Detached secondary suite max floor area = 65 m2 + 0.625% of lot area, capped at 140 m2 (s.3.57.3). Secondary suite max = greater of 90 m2 or (65 m2 + 0.625% of lot area, capped at 140 m2) (s.3.57.4, as replaced by Bill 44 Bylaw 653). One extra parking space per suite (s.3.57.2). Detached suites in the Detached Secondary Suite DPA need a development permit (s.3.58, s.7.6). Values shown are for the main residential sub-area; the GIS draws CD sub-areas as a separate 'Zoning Sub Area' layer (zoning_code 'CDsa'). |
| Height | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Height notes | 9 m; Inn 12 m (s.4.19.2). |
| Lot coverage | 10% |
| Coverage notes | Areas 1, 3-8: 10%; Area 2: 30%; Area 9: 40% (s.4.19.2). |
| Setbacks | front 7.5 m (25 ft), side 3 m (10 ft), rear 7.5 m (25 ft), flank 4.6 m (15 ft) |
| Setback notes | Areas 1, 3-8: front/rear 7.5 m, side 3 m, 4.6 m from highway-abutting line; Area 2: 4.5 m / 3 m; Area 9: 1.5 m / 1.5 m; sea 15 m in all areas (s.4.19.2). |
| Bylaw sections | s.4.19.1-4.19.3; Bylaw 653 s.2.6-2.7 |
What you can use it for
Detached dwellingSecondary suite or detached secondary suiteAttached dwelling (Area 9)Home occupationResidential guest accommodationGolf course, guest house, retail etc. (Area 9)Retreat centre (Area 8)
Example lots in CD6
No addressed lots in this zone on the map.
Other zones in Bowen Island
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Read from Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience November 2025; last listed amendment Bylaw 674 adopted 2025-03-10; later adopted bylaws 666, 672, 673, 694, 721, 722 applied from their own text) ↗, checked 2026-10-21. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with Bowen Island before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.