---
title: "PA-4 zone in Courtenay: Public Use and Assembly Four"
place: Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/courtenay
zone: PA-4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/pa-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/pa-4.json"
---

# PA-4 zone in Courtenay: Public Use and Assembly Four

Hospital site (VIHA/NIC hospital)

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Hospital site (VIHA/NIC hospital)
- **Main uses:** Hospital and related uses; Care facilities; Hospital related commercial uses including but not limited to gift shop, confectionary store, coffee shop, pharmacy; Medical training facility; Parkade; Helipad (Pay parking operation is not permitted.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,500.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 45.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the lot
- **Maximum height:** 40.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 9.0 m
- **Other rules:** Useable open space for a care facility: 10.0 m² per unit; Where the lot adjoins a residential zone, a landscaped area at least 7.5 m wide is required along the affected property lines; Pay parking operation is not a permitted use

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026), s. Part 30](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1#page=145) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Courtenay: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/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/courtenay/zoning/pa-4/_