{"title":"DRC-1 zone in Parksville: Downtown Residential Commercial","code":"DRC-1","slug":"drc-1","name":"Downtown Residential Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"256","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Land for apartments, multiple family residential development, pedestrian oriented shops and offices or a combination of these.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Land for apartments, multiple family residential development, pedestrian oriented shops and offices or a combination of these.","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide land for apartments, multiple family residential development, pedestrian"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Multiple Family Residential","Home Based Business","Parking","Retail Trade and Services","Office","Bank","Food Catering Facility","Recreation Facility","Theatre","Community Use","Shopping Centre","Student Housing","Studio","Public Assembly","Bus Depot","Taxi Operation","Mixed Commercial/Residential","Personal Service"],"note":"Drive-through is excluded.","quotes":["Multiple Family Residential","Mixed Commercial/Residential","(a) excluding drive-through."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"560 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot size shall be no less than: 560 m2"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage: 60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"125 units per hectare, plus 25 units per hectare if 60% or more of required parking is underground or concealed in the building, plus 25 units per hectare if 20% or more of units are affordable housing; floor area ratio 2.4","quotes":["Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 2.4","125 units per hectare (a)(b)","may be increased by 25 units per hectare;","(a) Where 60% or more of the required off-street parking spaces are provided underground","(b) Where 20% or more of the total number of units are affordable housing units, the"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 m (15.0 m where authorized by Development Permit)","quotes":["Principal Buildings 11.0 m (a)","(a) A maximum height of 15.0 m is permitted where authorized by Development Permit."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures 5.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.0 m (2.0 m with Development Permit on lot lines abutting Jensen Avenue East, Jensen Avenue West, McMillian Street North or McMillian Street South)","quotes":["Principal Buildings 4.0 m (a) 4.0 m 4.0 m (a) 4.0 m","(a) Where authorized by Development Permit a minimum setback of 2.0 m is permitted for","McMillian Street"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.0 m","quotes":["Principal Buildings 4.0 m (a) 4.0 m 4.0 m (a) 4.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.0 m","quotes":["Principal Buildings 4.0 m (a) 4.0 m 4.0 m (a) 4.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.0 m (2.0 m with Development Permit on lot lines abutting Jensen Avenue East, Jensen Avenue West, McMillian Street North or McMillian Street South)","quotes":["Principal Buildings 4.0 m (a) 4.0 m 4.0 m (a) 4.0 m","(a) Where authorized by Development Permit a minimum setback of 2.0 m is permitted for","McMillian Street"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 2.0 m, rear 2.0 m, exterior side 2.0 m, interior side 2.0 m","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures 2.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Usable open space of 5 m² per dwelling unit is required unless a development permit says otherwise; it may include roof gardens.","Off-street parking and loading follow Division 400 of the bylaw."],"quotes":["useable open space shall be provided in the","amount of 5 m2 per dwelling unit and may include roof gardens.","Off-street parking and loading shall be provided according to Division 400 of this bylaw."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026)","url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The PDF is marked \"Consolidated only for convenience\". Zone sections are in Division 200. CD-15 and several other CD numbers no longer exist (repealed or never used), so they are not listed."},"source_url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=251","place":{"path":"ca/bc/parksville","name":"Parksville","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/drc-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/drc-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/drc-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/index.json"}}