DEVELOPMENTS SECTION

Lot 3 Location

Lot 3 Location

 

  • Original Zoning: RU-3

 

Amended Zoning

 

Maximum Density

  • Lot 3A - 20,000 sq.ft.
  • Lot 3B - 82,500 sq.ft.
  • Lot 3C - 345,000 sq.ft. total
    67,500 sq. ft. residential

 

Principle Uses


  • Retail businesses
  • Commercial businesses
  • Restaurants/ Snack Bars
  • Automobile Service Stations
  • Automotive sales, rental, service & repair centres
  • Recreational Vehicle sales, rental, service, & repair centres
  • Recreational Boat sales, rental, service, & repair centres
  • Offices
  • Public Assembly uses

 

On Lots 3A & 3B only:

  • Light Industrial uses

 

On Lot 3C only:

  • Tourist Accommodation
  • Multi-family Residential

 

Accessory Uses


On Lots 3A, 3B & 3C:

  • Accessory buildings & structures

On Lot 3C:

  • Home occupation use
  • Accessory buildings & structures

Lot 3 - Creating the northern gateway

Located on either side of the Comox Valley Parkway at the northern edge of the Trilogy lands, Lot 3 forms one of two key vehicular gateways to Cumberland. By applying to change its zoning from a rural focus to a more definitive "edge of town" one, Trilogy intends to indicate to travellers that a vibrant Village community is nearby, and well-worth stopping in to explore.


Lot 3 - Illustrative Concept Plan, May 2008

Defining the edge of town

On Lots 3A and 3B (west of the Parkway), permitted uses under the amended Commercial Comprehensive zoning will include service stations, restaurant and snack bar outlets, automobile and recreational vehicle sales, rental and repair centers, retail sales, as well as light industrial, office and public assembly uses. These functions are generally more visible than the more rural occupations listed under the current zoning, and will give the northern edge of town a more clear delineation.

As on Lot 2A, businesses on Lots 3A and 3B will most likely be serviced by septic systems, which determines their overal allowable density. As the Concept plan shows, only about half the land on all of Lot 3 will be developed, leaving a significant amount of the existing landscape intact

Planning for future growth

On Lot 3C, Trilogy has applied for Mixed Use zoning, which provides even greater flexibility in the land use. While the zoning amendment contains most of the same land uses as 3A and 3B, it is pro-active in its approach by also including some provision for residential (20% of the maximum density) as well as tourist accomodation, both of which are key to Cumberland's continued growth.

Although mixed use residential may be built over a storefront or in conjunction with a business premise, Trilogy's Concept Plan shows a separate low-rise multi-family residential neighbourhood located across a BC Highways Right of Way that runs through the property.

Locating a residential enclave here is an example of "learning from the land", because it affords the greatest privacy for residents, while still being within walking distance of the entire enclave.

Photo: Access to Lot 3C is proposed to be via a tree-lined boulevard off the Comox Valley Parkway. This allows parking areas to be clustered within the site rather than spoiling the view from the Parkway.

Community Impact Report

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The richness of the "gateway" vista at major roads leading into the Village can influence whether visitors decide to explore it further. The virtual images below show how even minor changes to the streetscape can make the area more inviring.

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