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RS-5 zone in Parksville: Civic Centre Apartment Zone

Parksville, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Apartment or townhouse type buildings, which could be oriented to seniors care, students or hi-tech employees.

Zone rules

PurposeApartment or townhouse type buildings, which could be oriented to seniors care, students or hi-tech employees.
Main uses
  • Apartment
  • Apartment Hotel
  • Assisted Living Facility (subject to the RS-4 Zone)
  • Community Care Facility
  • Congregate Care Facility
  • Private Health Club
  • Recreation Facilities
  • Student Housing
  • Technology Support Facility
  • Townhouses (subject to the RS-4 Zone)
  • Home/Work
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.
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory Health Clinic
  • Home Based Business
Accessory health clinics up to 30% of the building floor area.
Minimum lot area1,800 m² (apartment, apartment hotel, assisted living, community care, congregate care, student housing, townhouses, accessory health clinic); N/A for others
Maximum lot coverage35%
Maximum densityFloor area ratio 1.0, which can be increased where underground parking is provided, up to 1.40
Maximum height22 m (apartment, apartment hotel, congregate care, student housing)
Maximum height, accessory buildings5.0 m
Front setback6 m
Rear setback6 m
Interior side setback6 m
Street side setback6 m
Accessory building setbacksfront 6 m, rear 3 m, exterior side 3 m, interior side 6 m
Other rules
  • Fences may not exceed 1.2 m in any yard.
  • Usable open space recreation area of 5 square metres per dwelling unit.

Source: Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 242 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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 CD-15 and several other CD numbers no longer exist (repealed or never used), so they are not listed. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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