---
title: "GH-1 zone in Port Hardy: General Holdings"
place: Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-hardy
zone: GH-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated for convenience, December 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/gh-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/gh-1.json"
---

# GH-1 zone in Port Hardy: General Holdings

Main uses: Aggregate Extraction and Processing, Agriculture, Forestry, Single Detached Dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Aggregate Extraction and Processing; Agriculture; Forestry; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Bed and Breakfast; Carriage Home Dwelling or Secondary Suite Dwelling; Minor, Major or Rural Home Occupation; Small Scale Urban Agriculture and Urban Hens
- **Minimum lot area:** 8.0 hectares
- **Minimum lot width:** 200.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30%
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m (principal and accessory buildings and structures)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.6 m (principal and accessory buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 8.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 8.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 8.0 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** No more than one Single Detached Dwelling per parcel, and no more than one Secondary Suite Dwelling or one Carriage Home Dwelling per parcel; Minimum parcel depth: 200.0 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated for convenience, December 2025), s. 11.1](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1010-2013-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-December-2025.pdf#page=64) (read 2026-11-08)

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