{"title":"M4 zone in Port Alberni: Utilities","code":"M4","slug":"m4","name":"Utilities","group":"Industrial","section":"5.27","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To establish, maintain and regulate areas directly related to the operation of a railway, railway yard, high voltage transmission utility tower corridor, gas mains and related stations, reservoirs, water and sewer pump stations and other utilities works, whether or not publicly owned.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To establish, maintain and regulate areas directly related to the operation of a railway, railway yard, high voltage transmission utility tower corridor, gas mains and related stations, reservoirs, water and sewer pump stations and other utilities works, whether or not publicly owned.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to establish, maintain and regulate areas directly related to the","operation of a railway, railway yard, high voltage transmission utility tower corridor, gas mains","and related stations, reservoirs, water and sewer pump stations and other utilities works,"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Electric power stations and installations","Natural gas sub-station","Parking of equipment","Railway lines and stations","Sewer pump stations, chambers, treatment facilities and related equipment","Telegraph and cable systems","Telephone exchanges","Transmission lines and sub-stations","Utility storage","Waste disposal facility","Water reservoir, pump station, valve station and related equipment","Works yard"],"quotes":["Electric power stations and installations","Natural gas sub-station","Parking of equipment","Railway lines and stations","Sewer pump stations, chambers,","Telegraph and cable systems","Telephone exchanges","Transmission lines and sub-stations","Utility storage","Waste disposal facility","Water reservoir, pump station, valve","Works yard"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90%","quotes":["Maximum Coverage 90%"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m (25 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 7.5 m (25 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7 m (22.9 ft)","quotes":["Front yard 7m (22.9 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m (9.8 ft)","quotes":["Rear yard 3m (9.8 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m (9.8 ft) total","quotes":["Side yard (total) 3m (9.8 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Outdoor storage of mechanical equipment, gas sub-stations, pump stations, valve stations and related equipment must be screened by solid fencing or landscaping."],"quotes":["a) Outdoor storage of mechanical equipment, natural gas sub-stations, pump","stations, valve stations and related equipment shall be screened by solid"]}},"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=64","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/m4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}