{"title":"W2 zone in Port Alberni: Waterfront Industrial","code":"W2","slug":"w2","name":"Waterfront Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"5.31","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To establish and maintain areas for industries related to the fishing industry, marine transportation, shipbuilding and maintenance.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To establish and maintain areas for industries related to the fishing industry, marine transportation, shipbuilding and maintenance.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to establish and maintain areas for accommodation of industries","that are related to the fishing industry, marine transportation, shipbuilding and maintenance."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Commercial mooring facilities","Fish and seafood buying and packing stations","Fish product industry","Marine and water traffic oriented loading facility, storage, warehouse and works yard","Marine fuelling operations","Office","Shipbuilding, boatbuilding and repair"],"note":"Offices as a principal use are permitted only on the second storey or higher.","quotes":["Commercial mooring facilities","Fish and seafood buying and packing stations","Fish product industry","Marine and water traffic oriented:","Marine fuelling operations","Office","Shipbuilding, boatbuilding and repair"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Loading facility","Private floats and wharves","Storage","Temporary boat storage","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","Temporary or seasonal residence on a boat or vessel for commercial fishing purposes"],"quotes":["Loading facility","Private floats and wharves","Storage","Temporary boat storage","Permanent residence on one boat or vessel by","Temporary or seasonal residence on a boat or"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.5 m (41 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Height, Principal Building 12.5 m (41 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Marine fuelling operations must be at least 60 m (196.8 ft) from any R or RM zone.","Offices as a principal use are permitted only on the second storey or higher of a waterfront industrial building."],"quotes":["a) Marine fuelling operations shall be located not less than 60 m (196.8 ft) from","permitted only on the second storey or higher in a waterfront industrial"]}},"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=71","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/w2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/w2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/w2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}