---
title: "E-1 zone in Parksville: Campground and Conservation Zone"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: E-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/e-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/e-1.json"
---

# E-1 zone in Parksville: Campground and Conservation Zone

Protects environmentally sensitive land and its natural and heritage qualities while carefully regulating campground facilities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Protects environmentally sensitive land and its natural and heritage qualities while carefully regulating campground facilities.
- **Main uses:** Campground; Caretaker residence; Nature park (Campground is subject to Section 614 of the bylaw.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory convenience store; Accessory recreational; Accessory storage of recreational vehicles
- **Minimum lot area:** 20 hectares
- **Maximum density:** No more than 12 impervious pads for recreational vehicles and tents per hectare; one campground and two swimming pools per lot (second pool only once more than 200 campsites)
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m (any building or structure)
- **Other rules:** Only one caretaker residence, one accessory store, one campground office, one recreation building, washrooms and two storage and maintenance buildings are allowed per lot.; Swimming pools must be at least 5 metres from any lot line.; At least 50% of each lot must be open site area.; Landscaping is limited to local native vegetation.

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 219](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=55) (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/e-1/_