{"title":"RA-2A zone in Parksville: Resort Area Tourist Accommodation","code":"RA-2A","slug":"ra-2a","name":"Resort Area Tourist Accommodation","group":"Commercial","section":"245","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Tourist accommodation, recreation and ancillary services in a resort area setting.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Tourist accommodation, recreation and ancillary services in a resort area setting.","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide for tourist accommodation, recreation and ancillary services in a"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Campgrounds","Conference Centres","Cultural Centres","Art Galleries","Health Spas","Museums","Parking","Specialty Retail","Recreation Facilities","Tourist Accommodation","Miniature Golf Course"],"note":"Drive-through service is prohibited for all uses. Convenience stores up to 140 m² or 10% of tourist accommodation floor area (whichever is greater); specialty retail up to 500 m² or 20% (whichever is greater). Maximum stay in tourist accommodation is 180 days per person per year.","quotes":["Campgrounds","Conference Centres","Cultural Centres","Art Galleries","Health Spas","Museums","Parking","Specialty Retail","Recreation Facilities","Tourist Accommodation","Miniature Golf Course","1. \"Drive through\" service is expressly prohibited for all uses.","The maximum stay in any room or unit of tourist accommodation shall not exceed","180 days per person, concurrent or non-consecutive, within one calendar year.","Convenience stores shall not exceed 140 m or 10% of the gross floor area of all","Specialty retail shall not exceed 500 m or 20% of the gross floor area of all","whichever is greater."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Restaurants","Accessory Convenience Stores","Accessory Resort Employee Housing"],"quotes":["Accessory Restaurants","Accessory Convenience Stores","Accessory Resort Employee Housing"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot A District Lot 123 Nanoose District Plan VIP75416 (1000 Resort Drive): also Fairground and Amusement Arcade or Games Room"],"quotes":["Fairground","and Amusement Arcade or Games Room are permitted land use on a site specific basis","VIP75416 (1000 Resort Drive) shown shaded black on the sketch plan marked Schedule"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2000 m²; bare land strata lots 150 sq. m.","quotes":["The minimum lot size shall not be less than 2000 m","less than 150 sq. m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30%; 50% for bare land strata lots","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 30%.","maximum coverage for bare land strata lots is 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio .5 (.8 for bare land strata lots); accessory resort employee housing up to 5 dwelling units per hectare","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio is .5.","maximum floor area ratio for bare land strata lots is .8.","Accessory resort employee housing shall not exceed 5 dwelling units per hectare."]},"setback_front":{"value":"10 metres; 23 metres from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19A","quotes":["The minimum setback from front, rear and exterior lot lines shall be 10 metres.","Despite the above, the setback from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19A","shall be 23 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 metres; 23 metres from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19A","quotes":["The minimum setback from front, rear and exterior lot lines shall be 10 metres.","Despite the above, the setback from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19A","shall be 23 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"5 metres","quotes":["The minimum setback from interior lot lines shall be 5 metres."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10 metres; 23 metres from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19A","quotes":["The minimum setback from front, rear and exterior lot lines shall be 10 metres.","Despite the above, the setback from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19A","shall be 23 metres."]}},"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=230","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/ra-2a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/ra-2a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/ra-2a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/index.json"}}