---
title: "M4 zone in Port Alberni: Utilities"
place: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-alberni
zone: M4
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/m4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m4.json"
---

# M4 zone in Port Alberni: Utilities

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90%
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7 m (22.9 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 3 m (9.8 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (9.8 ft) total
- **Other rules:** Outdoor storage of mechanical equipment, gas sub-stations, pump stations, valve stations and related equipment must be screened by solid fencing or landscaping.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update), s. 5.27](https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf#page=64) (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/m4/_