---
title: "M-1 zone in Port Clements: Marine Commercial"
place: Port Clements, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-clements
zone: M-1
bylaw: Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-1.json"
---

# M-1 zone in Port Clements: Marine Commercial

Marinas, including commercial uses to service boaters on commercial parcels.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Marinas, including commercial uses to service boaters on commercial parcels.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Bed and breakfast establishment; Boarding house; Childcare program; Short term rental; Single family dwelling (per R-1 requirements)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** Frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80 % of the site area, including all buildings, structures and parking areas
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio of 0.5:1
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 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)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m where the abutting parcel is zoned for residential use
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026), s. 7.3.7](https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf#page=94) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Clements: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/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-clements/zoning/m-1/_