{"title":"M-1 zone in Port Clements: Marine Commercial","code":"M-1","slug":"m-1","name":"Marine Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"7.3.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Marinas, including commercial uses to service boaters on commercial parcels.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Marinas, including commercial uses to service boaters on commercial parcels.","quotes":["This zone is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of marinas,","including commercial uses to service boaters on commercial parcels."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Combined commercial residential complexes","Hotels and motels","Licensed public houses","Marinas, including marine service stations","Marine freight and salvage","Retail stores","Restaurants, excluding drive-ins","Wharfage, anchorage, dry-docking launching ramps and similar facilities for harbouring and servicing marine craft, including float planes"],"quotes":["combined commercial residential complexes;","hotels and motels;","licensed public houses;","marinas, including marine service stations;","marine freight and salvage;","retail stores;","restaurants, excluding drive-ins;","wharfage, anchorage, dry-docking launching ramps and similar facilities in","connection with harbouring and servicing marine craft, including float planes."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Bed and breakfast establishment","Boarding house","Childcare program","Short term rental","Single family dwelling (per R-1 requirements)"],"quotes":["accessory buildings and structures.","bed and breakfast establishment (1);","boarding house (1);","childcare program;","short term rental (1);","single family dwelling (1), according to requirements under Residential Urban"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"368 m² (parcels created by subdivision). Minimum site area: 368 m² for retail stores, licensed public houses and restaurants; 1,115 m² for hotels and motels; 500 m² for all other uses","quotes":["368 m2 parcel size; and","368 m2 for retail stores, licensed public houses and restaurants;","1,115 m2 for hotels and motels; and","500 m2 for all other uses."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway","quotes":["frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"80 % of the site area, including all buildings, structures and parking areas","quotes":["structures and parking areas shall not exceed 80 % of the site area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio of 0.5:1","quotes":["the density shall not exceed a floor area ratio","of 0.5:1."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["Principal building shall not exceed 9.0 m; and"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.5 m","quotes":["Accessory buildings or structures shall not exceed 3.5 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (flood damage protection rules apply where the sea is the rear lot line; wharf, float, launching ramp and dry dock structures are exempt)","quotes":["rear setback from a road 3.0 m except where the natural boundary of the sea is","the rear lot line, the provision of this Bylaw Section 4.2 Flood Damage","which are exempt from this rear setback; and"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m where the abutting parcel is zoned for residential use","quotes":["side setback from an adjacent parcel 3.0 m where the abutting parcel is zoned"]},"other":{"value":["Combined commercial and residential: residential use must be in the principal building, on upper floors or behind the commercial use, with a separate private entrance to the street","Outdoor recreational space of 5.5 m² is required for each dwelling unit"],"quotes":["the residential use shall be contained in the principal building;","the residential use shall have a separate, private entrance leading directly to","5.5 m2 for each dwelling unit."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026)","url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The text is from the Feb 17, 2026 Council agenda package (item G-1, pages 48-116 of the package PDF) because the posted bylaw (https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) is a scan with no text layer. The bylaw was read a third time and adopted on February 17, 2026. pdf_page numbers below are page numbers of the agenda package."},"source_url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf#page=94","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/index.json"}}