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Port Alice zoning: find your zone and what it allows

How do I find out how my property is zoned in Port Alice and what I can build on it?

Port Alice, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

Short answer

Port Alice does not post an online zoning map or lookup tool. To find your property's zone, phone the Village office at 250-284-3391. The rules are in Zoning Bylaw No. 688, which is a scanned PDF on the Village website.

Zoning map

Find your zone on the Port Alice Zoning Bylaw No. 688 (PDF, includes the zoning schedule if any), then look it up below.

Key facts

How to find your zoneNo online zoning map or lookup tool is posted. The Official Community Plan page lists community plan maps, including Map 3 Land Use Designations and Map 9 Development Permit Areas; call the Village office, 250-284-3391, for a property's zone.Official Community Plan and maps, Community Plan Maps · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
a new economy. Tourism, digital nomads, independent entrepreneurs, creators, Internet enterprise, industrial services, and craft manufacturing will be our beating. Enthusiastically pursuing active outdoor adventure lifestyle-living. Re-shaping our dynamic future in a lively mixed-use village core, affordability-driven housing innovation policy, protected ocean views and care and attention to natural features, and enhanced Marine Drive. Our vision is "Gently connected to the ocean and each other" in this place we call HOME. Port Alice Official Community Plan Community Plan Maps 1 Basemap 2 Vacant Parcels
Zoning bylawPort Alice Zoning Bylaw No. 688 (a scanned PDF in the Village bylaws library; adoption date not stated)Bylaws library, Bylaws library page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
688 Port Alice Zoning Bylaw
What the zone controlsNot confirmed. Zoning Bylaw No. 688 is posted as a scanned PDF whose text could not be read.
ContactVillage of Port Alice office, 250-284-3391, info@portalice.ca.Contact, Contact page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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Port Alice, BC. V0N 2N0 Contact Us P: (250) 284-3391 F: (250) 284-3416 info@portalice.ca Get in Touch Today!
P: (250) 284-3391 F: (250) 284-3416 info@portalice.ca Get in Touch Today! Our team will get back to you as soon as possible.
BylawPort Alice Zoning Bylaw No. 688Bylaws library, Bylaws library page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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688 Port Alice Zoning Bylaw

How it works

The Village of Port Alice does not post an online zoning map or property lookup tool. The Village's website has Port Alice Zoning Bylaw No. 688 in its bylaws library, as a scanned PDF. Its text could not be read and the adoption date of that copy is not stated, so this page does not say what any zone allows.

The Official Community Plan page lists community plan maps, including Map 3 Land Use Designations and Map 9 Development Permit Areas. These are plan maps, not the zoning map.

Steps

  1. Phone the Village office at 250-284-3391 or email info@portalice.ca with your address and ask for your zone.
  2. Ask for the rules for that zone (uses, setbacks, height).
  3. Check whether your property is in a Development Permit Area on Map 9.

Good to know

  • The Planning page says development permit applications go to the Approving Officer at the Municipal Office.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

Port Hardy · Port McNeill · Alert Bay · Tahsis · Sayward · Gold River

Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Bylaws library, Village of Port Alice (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Official Community Plan and maps, Village of Port Alice (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Planning, Village of Port Alice (read 2026-11-08)
  4. Contact, Village of Port Alice (read 2026-11-08)

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