---
title: "C8 zone in Port Alberni: Commercial Recreation"
place: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-alberni
zone: C8
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c8.json"
---

# C8 zone in Port Alberni: Commercial Recreation

To establish and maintain areas offering large-scale tourist recreational uses and related activities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To establish and maintain areas offering large-scale tourist recreational uses and related activities.
- **Main uses:** Campground; Golf Driving Ranges; Miniature Golf; Parks, Playgrounds and Open Spaces; Theme Parks, excluding animals; Water Slides
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Assembly; Lounge; Restaurant; Retail
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.2 ha (3 acres)
- **Minimum lot width:** 45 m (150 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Front setback:** 9 m (29.5 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 9 m (29.5 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 9 m (29.5 ft)
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update), s. 5.22](https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf#page=57) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Alberni: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/c8/_