---
title: "DRC-1 zone in Parksville: Downtown Residential Commercial"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: DRC-1
bylaw: Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/drc-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/drc-1.json"
---

# DRC-1 zone in Parksville: Downtown Residential Commercial

Land for apartments, multiple family residential development, pedestrian oriented shops and offices or a combination of these.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Land for apartments, multiple family residential development, pedestrian oriented shops and offices or a combination of these.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Drive-through is excluded.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m (15.0 m where authorized by Development Permit)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 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)
- **Rear setback:** 4.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 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)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 2.0 m, rear 2.0 m, exterior side 2.0 m, interior side 2.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 256](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=251) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Parksville: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/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/parksville/zoning/drc-1/_