---
title: "PA-1 zone in Campbell River: Public Areas One"
place: Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/campbell-river
zone: PA-1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (consolidated to Bylaw 4021, 2026; last amended October 1, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning/pa-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning/pa-1.json"
---

# PA-1 zone in Campbell River: Public Areas One

Areas and uses that provide health, social, educational, recreational and other services to the community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Areas and uses that provide health, social, educational, recreational and other services to the community.
- **Main uses:** parks and natural areas; greenways trails; church, temple or other house of worship or religious institution, and one; school, educational institution; recreational complex; community hall or centre; hospital, medical clinic, ambulance dispatch; library, museum; major utility buildings, structures or facilities; ancillary food and beverage retail sales; cemetery / crematorium; exhibition and fair grounds; fire station, search and rescue facility; police facility; disaster services centre; parking lot; helipad ancillary to a permitted use; Acquired Injury Facility; Child Care Facility; Community Living Facility; Extended Care Residences; Hospice
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** ancillary manufacturing and sales of artisan goods at 621 Island Highway (Lot 1, District Lot 73, Sayward District Plan VIP72566); animal shelter only at Lot 2, District Lot 72, Sayward District, Plan VIP62943 (385 S Dogwood Street/490 Merecroft Road); Apartment only at Lot A, District Lot 72, Sayward Land District, Plan VIP70741 (375 2nd Avenue)
- **Minimum lot area:** 750 m² for churches, hospitals, medical centres, and community care or social care facilities; no minimum for other uses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (all buildings); 10% in the McIvor Lake area
- **Maximum height:** 20.0 m (hospitals and schools); 15.0 m (all other uses)
- **Front setback:** 8.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 8.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.0 m, or half the height of the principal building, whichever is greater

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (consolidated to Bylaw 4021, 2026; last amended October 1, 2026), s. 5.21](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text#page=137) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Campbell River: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning/pa-1/_