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title: "MWC-1 zone in Parksville: Mixed Waterfront Commercial – Residential Zone"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: MWC-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/mwc-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/mwc-1.json"
---

# MWC-1 zone in Parksville: Mixed Waterfront Commercial – Residential Zone

Tourist accommodation, a range of tourist-oriented activities and some permanent residential use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Tourist accommodation, a range of tourist-oriented activities and some permanent residential use.
- **Main uses:** 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 (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.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 464 m²; strata lots have no minimum
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% site coverage
- **Maximum density:** Site floor area ratio 1.1
- **Maximum height:** 39 metres
- **Front setback:** 3 metres (as written, where the front lot line abuts Highway 19A the maximum setback is 7.5 metres)
- **Rear setback:** 3 metres; 25 metres from the lot line adjacent to the waterfront lot line
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres
- **Street side setback:** 0 metres (as written, where the exterior lot line abuts Highway 19A the maximum setback is 7.5 metres)
- **Other rules:** Setbacks apply to the site before subdivision.; Multiple family residential cannot be the predominant use along more than 30% of the waterfront lot line.

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 248](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=235) (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/mwc-1/_