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MH1 zone in Port Alberni: Mobile and Modular Homes

Port Alberni, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

To establish and maintain areas for mobile and modular homes, allowing individual strata-titled lots or multiple-unit mobile- or modular-home parks.

Zone rules

PurposeTo establish and maintain areas for mobile and modular homes, allowing individual strata-titled lots or multiple-unit mobile- or modular-home parks.
Main uses
  • Mobile home
  • Modular home
  • Modular- or mobile-home park
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Common recreation area or building
  • Home occupation
  • Single detached dwelling (1) for owner or operator of modular- or mobile-home park
Minimum lot areaParks: 8,000 m² (1.98 ac). Individual mobile/modular home spaces: single wide 260 m² (2800 ft²); double wide 350 m² (3765 ft²)
Minimum lot widthParks: 60 m (196.9 ft). Individual spaces: single wide 11 m (36 ft); double wide 14 m (46 ft)
Maximum lot coverageParks: 40%; individual spaces: 40%
Maximum densityAverage density of a park must not exceed 20 sites per ha (8 sites per acre)
Maximum height6 m (19.7 ft)
Maximum height, accessory buildings4 m (13.1 ft) for accessory buildings on a mobile or modular home space
Front setbackParks: 7.5 m (24.6 ft). Individual spaces: 3 m (9.8 ft), in addition to the park setbacks
Rear setbackParks: 7.5 m (24.6 ft). Individual spaces: 2.5 m (8.2 ft), in addition to the park setbacks
Interior side setbackParks: 7.5 m (24.6 ft). Individual spaces: 1.5 m (4.9 ft), in addition to the park setbacks
Street side setback3.5 m (11.5 ft) against the flanking internal roadway on a corner site
Accessory building setbacksAccessory buildings on a mobile or modular home space: at least 1 m (3.3 ft) from the side or rear lot line when at the rear of the home; maximum 20 m² (215 ft²) in area
Other rules
  • At least 5% of the park lot area must be set aside as recreation or open space.
  • Internal roadways must be at least 8 m (26.2 ft) wide.
  • Minimum width of a modular home is 5.0 m (16.4 ft).
  • The park yard setbacks are a buffer, limited to open or landscaped areas and access crossings.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update), s. 5.14 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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