---
title: "RA-1 zone in Parksville: Resort Area Tourist Accommodation Zone"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: RA-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/ra-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/ra-1.json"
---

# RA-1 zone in Parksville: Resort Area Tourist Accommodation Zone

Tourist accommodation and ancillary services in a resort area setting.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Tourist accommodation and ancillary services in a resort area setting.
- **Main uses:** Campgrounds; Parking; Recreation Facilities; Tourist Accommodation (Maximum stay in any room or unit of tourist accommodation is 180 days per person in a calendar year.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Resort Employee Housing
- **Minimum lot area:** 1 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio .50
- **Maximum height:** 11 metres
- **Front setback:** 10 metres; 23 metres from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19
- **Rear setback:** 10 metres; 23 metres from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19
- **Interior side setback:** 5 metres
- **Street side setback:** 10 metres; 23 metres from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 243](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=227) (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/ra-1/_