{"title":"C1 zone in Port Alberni: Neighbourhood Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Neighbourhood Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"5.15","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To provide for small-scale commercial establishments, typically on a single lot, serving the convenience needs of the immediate neighbourhood.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To provide for small-scale commercial establishments, typically on a single lot, serving the convenience needs of the immediate neighbourhood.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide for small-scale commercial establishments, typically","on a single lot, catering to the convenience needs of the immediate neighbourhood."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist’s studio","Community care facility","Live-work","Medical service","Office","Personal service","Professional service","Restaurant (not drive-through)","Retail"],"quotes":["Artist’s studio","Community care facility","Live-work","Medical service","Office","Personal service","Professional service","Restaurant (not drive-through)","Retail"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling unit(s) above or behind a permitted commercial use"],"quotes":["Dwelling unit(s) above or behind a","permitted commercial use"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Gasoline Service Station at 4007 Compton Road (Lot M, District Lot 112, Alberni District, Plan VIP43267)"],"quotes":["Gasoline Service Station","4007 Compton Road","VIP43267"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"540 m² (5,813 ft²)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 540 m2 (5,813 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m (49.2 ft)","quotes":["Minimum Frontage 15 m (49.2 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Maximum Coverage 50%"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m (29.5 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Height, Principal Building 9m (29.5 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["Front yard 6m (19.7 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["Rear yard 6m (19.7 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (4.9 ft)","quotes":["Side yard 1.5 m (4.9 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["All business activity must be inside a completely enclosed building except display, restaurant patios, parking and loading.","Dwelling units above or behind commercial uses need a separate ground-floor entrance, must be self-contained and need one off-street parking space each.","Loading regulations do not apply where commercial gross floor area is under 200 m² (2,152.9 ft²)."],"quotes":["a) All business activity shall be conducted within a completely enclosed","(i) A completely separate and independent entrance to the dwelling unit","(iii) One off-street parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit,","c) Where the gross floor area of commercial development is less than 200 m2"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update)","url":"https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City also posts each zone as a separate PDF and keeps a table of amendments at https://www.portalberni.ca/zoning-bylaw-no-5105-table-amendments. The CD6 zone (6123 Russell Place) is listed in section 5.1 but has no section in this PDF, so it is not in the zone list below."},"source_url":"https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf#page=42","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}