{"title":"TH1 zone in Port Alberni: Townhouse Multi-Family","code":"TH1","slug":"th1","name":"Townhouse Multi-Family","group":"Residential","section":"5.32","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To provide for small-scale multi-family residential townhouse development.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To provide for small-scale multi-family residential townhouse development.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide for small-scale multi-family residential townhouse"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Multiple family dwellings"],"quotes":["Multiple family dwellings"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupation"],"quotes":["Home occupation"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"500 m² (5495 ft²)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 500 m2 (5495 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"13.0 m (42.6 ft)","quotes":["Minimum Frontage 13.0 m (42.6 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"55%","quotes":["Maximum Coverage 55%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.0; maximum of eight multiple-residential dwellings per building","quotes":["Maximum Floor Area Ratio 1.0","The maximum number of multiple-residential dwellings permitted within a","building is eight (8)."]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m (32.8 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Height, Principal Building 10 m (32.8 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (16.4 ft)","quotes":["Front yard 6m (16.4 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["Rear yard 6m (19.7 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.0 m (8.2 ft); 1 m where the side yard abuts a constructed lane for the entire lot line; 3 m on a side yard providing primary access when a building is sited perpendicular to the street","quotes":["Side yard 2.0 m (8.2 ft)","shall be reduced to 1 m for a side yard","street, the minimum side yard requirement shall be increased to 3 m for a side"]},"other":{"value":["Usable open space of at least 45 m² (484.4 ft²) per dwelling unit with 3 or more bedrooms, and 18 m² (193.3 ft²) per smaller unit; it may be private patios, porches, balconies or roof terraces.","A continuous building frontage may not exceed 60 m in length.","Minimum facing distance between buildings is 6.0 m for buildings under 8.5 m high and 7.5 m for buildings 8.5 m to 10 m high.","Garbage bins and storage areas must not be in a front yard."],"quotes":["useable open space shall be","on the lot of not less than 45 m2 (484.4 ft2) for each dwelling unit containing 3","space required may consist exclusively of private patios, porches, balconies, or","f) A continuous building frontage shall not exceed 60 m in length.","i. Building height under 8.5 m: 6.0 m","ii. Building height 8.5 m to 10 m: 7.5 m","m) Garbage bins, receptacles or storage areas must not be located in a front yard."]}},"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=72","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/th1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/th1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/th1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}