---
title: "RS zone in Port Clements: Resource Areas"
place: Port Clements, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-clements
zone: RS
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/rs/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/rs.json"
---

# RS zone in Port Clements: Resource Areas

Outdoor recreation use, the protection of natural areas and agriculture on resource area parcels.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Outdoor recreation use, the protection of natural areas and agriculture on resource area parcels.
- **Main uses:** Agricultural uses including field crops, horticulture, silviculture, poultry, other stock raising and beekeeping; Forestry and logging (no manufacturing except by a small mill for on-site domestic use with no outside employees, not within 15 m of any property line); Gravel extraction, storage, and processing; Single-family dwellings or a two-family dwelling; Tourist trailer park and campground; Veterinary hospital and kennels
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Childcare program; Professional practice or home occupation; Sale of produce grown on the premises (sales area up to 46.5 m²)
- **Minimum lot area:** 40,000 m² (parcels created by subdivision; site area also 40,000 m²)
- **Minimum lot width:** Frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10 % of the site area for all buildings and structures
- **Maximum height:** 12 m for any building or structure
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (from an adjacent parcel or road)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (from an adjacent parcel or road)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (from an adjacent parcel or road)
- **Other rules:** Resource extraction and logging need a buffer to avoid windthrow, and may only start after impact assessments (terrain, water quality, fish habitat, air quality, noise, visual landscapes, recreation) are completed; Public consultation must occur before any new developments in these areas

## Source

- [Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026), s. 7.3.13](https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf#page=110) (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/rs/_