{"title":"W1 zone in Port Alberni: Waterfront Commercial","code":"W1","slug":"w1","name":"Waterfront Commercial","group":"Public","section":"5.30","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To establish and maintain areas for commercial and retail operations, especially those serving marine-based or tourist-oriented activities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To establish and maintain areas for commercial and retail operations, especially those serving marine-based or tourist-oriented activities.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to establish and maintain areas for commercial and retail","operations, especially those serving marine-based or tourist-oriented activities."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boat rental operations","Boat tour and charter operations","Commercial mooring facilities","Docks, Wharves, and Floats (for the use of water taxis, ferries, float planes and amphibious vessels)","Fish product industry","Marina","Marine fuelling operations","Marine-oriented clubs such as yacht clubs","Micro-Brewery/Micro-Distillery","Nightclub, Cabaret, Bar and Pub","Observation Tower","Public market","Restaurant (excluding drive-in or drive-through)","Retail","Stewardship Centre"],"quotes":["Boat rental operations","Boat tour and charter operations","Commercial mooring facilities","Docks, Wharves, and Floats (for the use of water","Fish product industry","Marina","Marine fuelling operations","Marine-oriented clubs such as yacht clubs","Micro-Brewery/Micro-Distillery","Nightclub, Cabaret, Bar and Pub","Observation Tower","Public market","Restaurant, (excluding drive-in or drive-through)","Retail","Stewardship Centre"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Loading facility","Office","Permanent residence on one boat or vessel by one member or employee of any other use permitted within this zone, for security and fire protection","Private floats and wharves","Storage","Temporary boat storage","Temporary or seasonal residence on a boat or vessel for commercial fishing purposes"],"quotes":["Loading facility","Office","Permanent residence (on one boat or vessel by one","Private floats and wharves","Storage","Temporary boat storage","Temporary or seasonal residence (on a boat"]},"site_specific":{"value":["5405 Argyle Street (a portion of Lot A, District Lots 1 and 118, Alberni District, Plan VIP13074 zoned W1, shown in Schedule A): Barber, Beauty Shop, Salon, Spa, with accessory use Residential Above Commercial"],"quotes":["5405 Argyle Street","Barber, Beauty","Shop, Salon, Spa","Residential Above","Commercial"]},"max_height":{"value":"8 m (26.2 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Height, Principal Building 8m (26.2 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Marine fuelling operations must be at least 60 m (196.8 ft) from any R or RM zone.","Fish product industry activity tied to retail sales of live or fresh seafood in the same building is limited to 235 m² (2,530 ft²) of gross floor area.","Temporary or seasonal boat residence is allowed only where the vessel is wharfed at a location with on-shore washroom facilities.","Private floats and wharves are allowed only where necessary for practical access to commercial enterprises oriented to water uses."],"quotes":["c) Marine fuelling operations shall be located not less than 60 m (196.8 ft) from","fish product industry activity is limited to a maximum gross floor area of 235 m2","(i) Temporary or seasonal boat residence is permitted, provided that the boat","(ii) Private Floats and Wharves are permitted only where necessary for"]}},"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=69","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/w1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/w1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/w1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}