{"title":"MWC-1 zone in Parksville: Mixed Waterfront Commercial – Residential Zone","code":"MWC-1","slug":"mwc-1","name":"Mixed Waterfront Commercial – Residential Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"248","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Tourist accommodation, a range of tourist-oriented activities and some permanent residential use.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Tourist accommodation, a range of tourist-oriented activities and some permanent residential use.","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide for tourist accommodation, a range of tourist-oriented activities and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Art Galleries","Conference Centres","Cultural Centres","Hotel","Liquor Store","Multiple Family Residential","Museum","Neighbourhood Pub","Outdoor Recreation","Parking","Personal Services","Recreation Facility","Resort Condominiums","Restaurant","Retail Trade","Sports Equipment and Leisure Oriented Rentals","Tourist Information Booth"],"note":"Multiple family residential limited to 50% of the permitted floor area ratio; no single retail store over 500 square metres; maximum stay in tourist accommodation, resort condominium or hotel is 180 days per person per year.","quotes":["Art Galleries","Conference Centres","Cultural Centres","Hotel","Liquor Store","Multiple Family Residential","Museum","Neighbourhood Pub","Outdoor Recreation","Parking","Personal Services","Recreation Facility","Resort Condominiums","Restaurant","Retail Trade","Sports Equipment and Leisure Oriented Rentals","Tourist Information Booth","2. Multiple family residential uses shall not exceed 50% of the total floor area","4. No one retail store shall exceed 500 square metres.","condominium or hotel, shall not exceed 180 days per person, concurrent or non-"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"464 m²; strata lots have no minimum","quotes":["The minimum lot size shall not be less than 464 m2.","(1) Despite the above, strata lots are not subject to a minimum lot size."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% site coverage","quotes":["The maximum site coverage is 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Site floor area ratio 1.1","quotes":["The maximum site floor area ratio is 1.1."]},"max_height":{"value":"39 metres","quotes":["The maximum building height shall be 39 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 metres (as written, where the front lot line abuts Highway 19A the maximum setback is 7.5 metres)","quotes":["(1). The minimum setback from a front lot line shall be 3 metres.","(i) Despite the above, where the front lot line abuts Highway 19A the","maximum setback shall be 7.5 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 metres; 25 metres from the lot line adjacent to the waterfront lot line","quotes":["(4). The minimum setback from the rear lot line shall be 3 metres.","(5). The minimum setback from the lot line adjacent to the waterfront lot line","shall be 25 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["(3). The minimum setback from an interior lot line shall be 3 metres."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 metres (as written, where the exterior lot line abuts Highway 19A the maximum setback is 7.5 metres)","quotes":["(2). The minimum setback from the exterior lot line shall be 0 metres.","(i) Despite the above, where the exterior lot line abuts Highway 19A the","maximum setback shall be 7.5 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Setbacks apply to the site before subdivision.","Multiple family residential cannot be the predominant use along more than 30% of the waterfront lot line."],"quotes":["1. The following setbacks are applicable to the site, prior to subdivision.","waterfront lot line for the site for a distance of more than 30% of that lot line."]}},"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=235","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/mwc-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/mwc-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/mwc-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/index.json"}}