---
title: "RA-2A zone in Parksville: Resort Area Tourist Accommodation"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: RA-2A
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-2a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/ra-2a.json"
---

# RA-2A zone in Parksville: Resort Area Tourist Accommodation

Tourist accommodation, recreation and ancillary services in a resort area setting.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Tourist accommodation, recreation and ancillary services in a resort area setting.
- **Main uses:** Campgrounds; Conference Centres; Cultural Centres; Art Galleries; Health Spas; Museums; Parking; Specialty Retail; Recreation Facilities; Tourist Accommodation; Miniature Golf Course (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.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Restaurants; Accessory Convenience Stores; Accessory Resort Employee Housing
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot A District Lot 123 Nanoose District Plan VIP75416 (1000 Resort Drive): also Fairground and Amusement Arcade or Games Room
- **Minimum lot area:** 2000 m²; bare land strata lots 150 sq. m.
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30%; 50% for bare land strata lots
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio .5 (.8 for bare land strata lots); accessory resort employee housing up to 5 dwelling units per hectare
- **Front setback:** 10 metres; 23 metres from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19A
- **Rear setback:** 10 metres; 23 metres from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19A
- **Interior side setback:** 5 metres
- **Street side setback:** 10 metres; 23 metres from the lot line adjacent to Highway 19A

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 245](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=230) (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-2a/_