{"title":"WCi zone in Bowen Island: Water Civic","code":"WCi","slug":"wci","name":"Water Civic","group":"Public","section":"4.13","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Regulates the use of the marine coastal area up to 300 metres seaward from the natural high-water mark of Bowen Island, Finisterre Island and Hutt Island (Water Civic zone).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Regulates the use of the marine coastal area up to 300 metres seaward from the natural high-water mark of Bowen Island, Finisterre Island and Hutt Island (Water Civic zone).","quotes":["The purpose of the Water Use Zones is to provide regulations for the use of","the marine coastal area that extends 300 metres seaward from the natural high-water mark of"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boat moorage, docking and launching","Community Dock","Marine Navigation","Public Wharf","Ferry Dock","Water Taxi"],"note":"Uses are read from the WCi column of the table; the table columns shift across pages.","quotes":["Boat moorage, docking and launching","Community Dock","Marine Navigation","Public Wharf","Ferry Dock","Water Taxi"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Assembly","Uses accessory to principal uses","Buildings accessory to permitted uses","Structures accessory to permitted uses","Floating Breakwaters","Marine Navigation Structures"],"quotes":["Assembly","Uses accessory to principal uses","Buildings accessory to permitted uses","Structures accessory to permitted uses","Floating Breakwaters","Marine Navigation Structures"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.5 m from any lot line","quotes":["Minimum setback for buildings and structures from any lot line 1.5 1.5 1.5"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m from any lot line","quotes":["Minimum setback for buildings and structures from any lot line 1.5 1.5 1.5"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m from any lot line","quotes":["Minimum setback for buildings and structures from any lot line 1.5 1.5 1.5"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.5 m from any lot line","quotes":["Minimum setback for buildings and structures from any lot line 1.5 1.5 1.5"]},"other":{"value":["A community dock must not physically divide a beach (community docks may), block pedestrian access along the foreshore, limit public use of a beach, or harm eelgrass, kelp, clam or mussel beds.","Sale of personal watercraft is not permitted.","Uses in this zone are in addition to those permitted in Section 3.2 of the bylaw."],"quotes":["Any Community dock, private moorage facility or group moorage","(a) Physically divide a beach, except for Community docks which","Sale of personal watercraft is not permitted","In addition to the uses permitted in Section 3.2 of this Bylaw, the following uses"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025)","url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The consolidation is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Zones are in Part 4, grouped by section (several zones share one section). CD 14 is not listed in Table 4-1. Schedule B (Land Use Map) is a separate document."},"source_url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=71","place":{"path":"ca/bc/bowen-island","name":"Bowen Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/wci/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/wci.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/wci.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/index.json"}}