{"title":"C8 zone in Port Alberni: Commercial Recreation","code":"C8","slug":"c8","name":"Commercial Recreation","group":"Commercial","section":"5.22","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To establish and maintain areas offering large-scale tourist recreational uses and related activities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To establish and maintain areas offering large-scale tourist recreational uses and related activities.","quotes":["5.22 To establish and maintain areas offering large-scale tourist recreational uses and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Campground","Golf Driving Ranges","Miniature Golf","Parks, Playgrounds and Open Spaces","Theme Parks, excluding animals","Water Slides"],"quotes":["Campground","Golf Driving Ranges","Miniature Golf","Parks, Playgrounds and Open Spaces","Theme Parks, excluding animals","Water Slides"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Assembly","Lounge","Restaurant","Retail"],"quotes":["Assembly","Lounge","Restaurant","Retail"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1.2 ha (3 acres)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 1.2 ha (3 acres)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"45 m (150 ft)","quotes":["Minimum Frontage 45 m (150 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%","quotes":["Maximum Coverage 35%"]},"setback_front":{"value":"9 m (29.5 ft)","quotes":["Front yard 9m (29.5 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9 m (29.5 ft)","quotes":["Rear yard 9m (29.5 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"9 m (29.5 ft)","quotes":["Side yard 9m (29.5 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["The principal building must be at least 100 m² (1,076 ft²).","Accessory buildings, including restaurants, are limited to 230 m² (2,530 ft²) total gross floor area, plus an accessory store of up to 120 m² (1,292 ft²) with a campground.","Outdoor storage and refuse areas must be screened; rooftop and outside mechanical equipment must be screened.","One caretaker’s residence is allowed, subject to Section 6.16."],"quotes":["in size.","shall not exceed 230 m2 (2,530 ft2) except that an additional","accessory store with a maximum of 120 m2 (1,292 ft2) is permitted in","(c) All mechanical, electrical or other service equipment located outside or on","(e) A maximum of one caretaker’s residence may be located in conjunction"]}},"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=57","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/c8/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c8.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c8.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}