---
title: "TH1 zone in Port Alberni: Townhouse Multi-Family"
place: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-alberni
zone: TH1
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/th1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/th1.json"
---

# TH1 zone in Port Alberni: Townhouse Multi-Family

To provide for small-scale multi-family residential townhouse development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To provide for small-scale multi-family residential townhouse development.
- **Main uses:** Multiple family dwellings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m² (5495 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 13.0 m (42.6 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.0; maximum of eight multiple-residential dwellings per building
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (32.8 ft)
- **Front setback:** 6 m (16.4 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (19.7 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update), s. 5.32](https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf#page=72) (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/th1/_