{"title":"M-3 zone in Port Clements: Marine Tourism","code":"M-3","slug":"m-3","name":"Marine Tourism","group":"Commercial","section":"7.3.9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Marine uses and recreational activities associated with coastal locations on a waterfront parcel.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Marine uses and recreational activities associated with coastal locations on a waterfront parcel.","quotes":["This zone is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of marine uses","and recreational activities associated with coastal locations on a waterfront parcel."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boating boat rentals, boat charters and boat leasing","Fishing lodge","Float plane docks and helicopters","Marinas, boat launching, and boat storage","Marine freight and salvage","Marine gas barge","Private recreation facilities","Restaurant","Temporary storage of fish camp and logging camp equipment","Wilderness retreat","Mobile vendors"],"quotes":["boating boat rentals, boat charters and boat leasing;","fishing lodge;","float plane docks and helicopters;","marinas, boat launching, and boat storage;","marine freight and salvage;","marine gas barge;","private recreation facilities;","restaurant;","temporary storage of fish camp and logging camp equipment; and","wilderness retreat.","mobile vendors;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Bed and breakfast establishment","Boarding house","Childcare program","Short term rental","Single family dwelling for a caretaker and family, if necessary for the protection of the business or industry","Single family dwelling unit for the owners or manager of the fishing lodge"],"quotes":["bed and breakfast establishment (1);","boarding house (1);","childcare program;","short term rental (1);","single family dwelling (1) provided such accommodation is for a caretaker and","single family dwelling unit (1) for the owners or manager of the fishing lodge;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,000 m² (parcels created by subdivision), but not less than 1,350 m² where municipal water is available, and not less than 930 m² where municipal water and sewer are available. Site areas: 930 m² with water and sewer; 1,350 m² with water only; 2,000 m² with neither","quotes":["2,000 m2, provided:","where municipal water service is available, the parcel size shall not be","less than 1,350 m2;","not be less than 930 m2; and","930 m2 for sites with municipal water and sewer services;","1,350 m2 for sites with municipal water services but no municipal sewer","2,000 m2 for sites with no municipal water and sewer services."]},"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 buildings, structures, storage, and outdoor operation areas","quotes":["storage, and outdoor operation areas shall not exceed 80 % of the site area."]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m for any building or structure","quotes":["exceed 12 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["front setback from a road 7.5 m; and"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.0 m (from an adjacent parcel)","quotes":["side setback from an adjacent parcel 4.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["No other accessory uses of buildings and structures are permitted"],"quotes":["No other accessory uses of buildings and structures is permitted."]}},"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=101","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/index.json"}}