---
title: "A1 zone in Port Edward: Rural"
place: Port Edward, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-edward
zone: A1
bylaw: District of Port Edward Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (consolidated, file dated 2023)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning/a1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning/a1.json"
---

# A1 zone in Port Edward: Rural

Main uses: Agriculture, Animal Hospital, Animal Shelter, Campground (subject to s.3.18 Campgrounds), Commercial Greenhouse, and 9 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Animal Hospital; Animal Shelter; Campground (subject to s.3.18 Campgrounds); Commercial Greenhouse; Forestry; Gravel Extraction; Kennel; Manufactured Dwelling; Nursery; Pound; Private Club or Lodge; Single Family Dwelling; Trapping, Guide and Outfitting Operations
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Bed and Breakfast; Boarding House; Home Occupation; Secondary Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 1 hectare
- **Minimum lot width:** 60 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 15% of the Lot Area
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m, rear 3 m, side 3 m
- **Other rules:** Each lot may have at most two Single Family Dwellings

## Source

- [District of Port Edward Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (consolidated, file dated 2023), s. Part 5](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf#page=46) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Edward: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/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-edward/zoning/a1/_