{"title":"RS-4 zone in Parksville: Civic Centre Townhouse Zone","code":"RS-4","slug":"rs-4","name":"Civic Centre Townhouse Zone","group":"Residential","section":"241","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Medium density townhouses and stacked townhouses, which could be oriented to seniors, students or hi-tech employees.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Medium density townhouses and stacked townhouses, which could be oriented to seniors, students or hi-tech employees.","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide medium density townhouses and stacked townhouses, which could"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment Hotel","Assisted Living Facility","Community Care Facility","Congregate Care Facility","Private Health Club","Recreation Facilities","Student Housing","Technology Support Facility","Townhouses","Home/Work"],"note":"Private health clubs up to 10% of building floor area; technology support up to 10%; home/work areas within a residential unit and up to 25% of the unit.","quotes":["Apartment Hotel","Assisted Living Facility","Community Care Facility","Congregate Care Facility","Private Health Club","Recreation Facilities","Student Housing","Technology Support Facility","Townhouses","Home/Work","1. Technology support facilities may not exceed 10% of the gross floor area of a","2. Home/work areas must be within a residential unit and must not exceed 25% of the"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Health Clinic","Home Based Business"],"note":"Accessory health clinics up to 30% of the building floor area.","quotes":["Accessory Health Clinic","Home Based Business","4. Accessory health clinics may not exceed more than 30% of the gross floor area of the"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,800 m² (townhouses, apartment hotel, assisted living, community care, congregate care, student housing, accessory health clinic); N/A for others","quotes":["Townhouses 1,800 m","Apartment Hotel 1,800 m2","Assisted Living Facility 1,800 m2","Private Health Club N/A"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage permitted is 40%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.70, which can be increased where underground parking is provided, up to 1.0","quotes":["The maximum density shall not exceed a floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.70, except where","total parking spaces provided, but in no case shall the floor area ratio exceed 1.0."]},"max_height":{"value":"14 m (apartment, assisted living, congregate care, student housing, apartment hotel)","quotes":["Apartment 14 m","Assisted Living Facility 14 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Height of Accessory Buildings and Structures 5.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 4.5 m 6m 4.5 m 6m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["Principal Building 4.5 m 6m 4.5 m 6m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["Principal Building 4.5 m 6m 4.5 m 6m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 4.5 m 6m 4.5 m 6m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6 m, rear 3 m, exterior side 3 m, interior side 6 m","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures 6m 3m 3m 6m"]},"other":{"value":["Fences may not exceed 1.2 m in any yard.","Usable open space recreation area of 5 square metres per dwelling unit.","At least 5% of the overall parking spaces must be above ground."],"quotes":["The maximum height of a fence shall not exceed 1.2 m in any yard.","subject to the ratios of 5 square metres for each unit.","(i) Despite the foregoing, a minimum of 5% of the overall parking spaces must be provided"]}},"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=223","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/rs-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/rs-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/rs-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/index.json"}}