{"title":"C4 zone in Port Alberni: Highway Commercial","code":"C4","slug":"c4","name":"Highway Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"5.18","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To establish and maintain areas offering a range of large format retail, service and tourist recreational uses, with high visibility for vehicular traffic.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To establish and maintain areas offering a range of large format retail, service and tourist recreational uses, with high visibility for vehicular traffic.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to establish and maintain areas offering a range of large format","retail, service, and tourist recreational uses, with high levels of visibility for vehicular traffic."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Automotive sales, repair and servicing","Bank or other financial institution","Boat or recreational vehicle sales and repair","Campground","Cannabis Retail Store (subject to Section 6.24)","Cannabis Micro-Cultivation","Cannabis Micro-Processing","Cannabis Nursery","Garden shop, nursery and landscape supplies","Gasoline service station","Golf driving range","Hotel","Medical service","Miniature golf","Motel and Motor hotel","Personal service","Professional service","Restaurant, including drive-through","Retail","Shopping centre","Tourist service","Transportation dispatch and depot","Veterinary clinic"],"quotes":["Automotive sales, repair and servicing","Bank or other financial institution","Boat or recreational vehicle sales and","Campground","Cannabis Retail Store, subject to 6.24","Cannabis Micro-Cultivation","Cannabis Micro-Processing","Cannabis Nursery","Garden shop, nursery and landscape","Gasoline service station","Golf driving range","Hotel","Medical service","Miniature golf","Motel and Motor hotel","Personal service","Professional service","Restaurant, including drive-through","Retail","Shopping centre","Tourist service","Transportation dispatch and depot","Veterinary clinic"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Caretaker's Dwelling Unit (subject to Section 6.16)","Outdoor storage","Office"],"quotes":["Caretaker's Dwelling Unit, subject to Section","Outdoor storage","Office"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Liquor, Wine and Beer Store at 3825 Redford Street (Lot B, District Lot 45, Alberni District, Plan EPP43903)","Liquor, Wine and Beer Store at 4277 Stamp Avenue (Lot A, District Lot 1, Alberni District, Plan 33048)","Liquor, Wine and Beer Store at 4850 Beaver Creek Road (Lot A, Block 2, District Lot 11, Alberni District, Plan VIP618B)","Nightclub, Cabaret, Bar and Pub at 4920 Cherry Creek Road (Lot A, District Lot 14, Alberni District, Plan VIP61333)","Nightclub, Cabaret, Bar and Pub and a Liquor, Wine and Beer Store at 4940 Cherry Creek Road (Lot 1, District Lot 14, Alberni District, Plan VIP51563)"],"quotes":["3825 Redford Street","4277 Stamp Avenue","4850 Beaver Creek Road","4920 Cherry Creek Road","4940 Cherry Creek Road","Nightclub, Cabaret,"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"930 m² (10,011 ft²)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 930 m2 (10,011 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m (98.4 ft)","quotes":["Minimum Frontage 30 m (98.4 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum Coverage 40%"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m (29.5 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Height, Principal Building 9m (29.5 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft)","quotes":["Front yard 7.5 m (24.6 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["Rear yard 6m (19.7 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["Side yard 6m (19.7 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Business, repair and servicing uses must be inside a completely enclosed building except garden shops, outdoor display, rental, sales or storage yards, restaurant patios, gas pump activities, parking, loading and drive-through activities.","Campgrounds: an accessory store of up to 120 m² (1,292 ft²) is allowed; each camping site at least 60 m² (646 ft²); no stay over 90 days in a calendar year (with a 10% exception); at least 10% of the lot as usable open space.","Campground washrooms must be within 150 m (492 ft) of any camping site and at least 4 m (13.1 ft) from it."],"quotes":["a) All business, repair or servicing uses shall be conducted within a completely","gross floor area of 120 m2 (1,292 ft2).","not less than 60 m2 (646 ft2).","occupy a camping site within a given campground for more than 90 days in any","e) Washroom facilities shall be not more than 150 m (492 ft) from any camping","f) No washroom facility shall be closer than 4 m (13.1 ft) to any camping site.","j) A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the lot shall be provided for useable open"]}},"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=49","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/c4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}