{"title":"W-1 zone in Belcarra: Marine 1","code":"W-1","slug":"w-1","name":"Marine 1","group":"Public","section":"701","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Water-oriented uses compatible with the adjacent residential uses and public recreation area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Water-oriented uses compatible with the adjacent residential uses and public recreation area.","quotes":["This zone provides for the development of water-oriented uses in compatibility with the adjacent","residential uses and public recreation area."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Floats, wharves, piers and walkways necessary for practical access to property immediately abutting the foreshore (except Wharfage Facility (Group) and Wharfage Facility (Shared))","Recreational vessel moorage","Marine parks"],"quotes":["Floats, wharves, piers and walkways necessary for practical access to property immediately","Recreational vessel moorage;","Marine parks."]},"other":{"value":["No commercial or industrial activity except private residential boat chartering and water taxi operations on a float, wharf or pier","No buildings or sheds on floats or wharves; float homes and houseboats not permitted","Wharves may be no longer than 17 m (55.8 ft); no section of a float or wharf wider than 6 m (19.7 ft), except up to 2 wharf fingers","Must be within a water licence or sublicence area and must not block public access along the foreshore"],"quotes":["No commercial or industrial activity other than private residential boat chartering and water","No building, shed or structure may be erected on any float or wharf in this zone other than","Float homes and houseboats shall not be permitted.","The maximum length of a wharf shall not exceed 17 metres (55.8 feet).","No section of a float or wharf shall exceed a width of 6 metres (19.7 feet), except for a","maximum of 2 wharf fingers, each of which may have a length of no more than 7.5 metres","All floats, wharves, piers and walkways must be located within the boundaries of water","pedestrian access along the public foreshore nor diminish public access to the beach."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 510, 2018 (consolidated through Amendment Bylaw No. 580, 2021)","url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2021/05/Bylaw-510-2018-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The consolidation is not a legal document; individual copies of the bylaw can be obtained from the Village Office. The Zoning Map (Schedule A) is near the end of the PDF."},"source_url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2021/05/Bylaw-510-2018-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-.pdf#page=54","place":{"path":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning/w-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning/w-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning/w-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning/index.json"}}