{"title":"M-4 zone in Port Hardy: Seaplane Base","code":"M-4","slug":"m-4","name":"Seaplane Base","group":"Industrial","section":"8.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Aviation and Marine Fuel Sales, Boat and Floatplane Moorage and Storage, Boat Manufacturing, Boat and Marine Equipment Rentals, Repair and Sales, Floatplane Depot, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Aviation and Marine Fuel Sales","Boat and Floatplane Moorage and Storage","Boat Manufacturing","Boat and Marine Equipment Rentals, Repair and Sales","Floatplane Depot","Marina"],"quotes":["(1) Aviation and Marine Fuel Sales","(2) Boat and Floatplane Moorage and Storage","(3) Boat Manufacturing","(4) Boat and Marine Equipment Rentals,","Repair and Sales","(5) Floatplane Depot","(6) Marina"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Caretaker Dwelling","Licenced Premises","Office","Restaurant"],"quotes":["(1) Accessory Buildings and Structures (see (3) Licenced Premises","section 3.9) (4) Office","(2) Caretaker Dwelling (5) Restaurant"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"450.0 m²","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Area 450.0 square metres (4,843.76 square feet)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Width 15.0 metres (49.2 feet)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% (75% for the land covered by water portion of a parcel or Crown tenure)","quotes":["Maximum Parcel Coverage 60% except 75% for the land covered by water","portion of a parcel or Crown tenure"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 m (principal and accessory buildings and structures)","quotes":["Maximum Height (Principal and 11.0 metres (36.09 feet)","Accessory Buildings and Structures)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"11.0 m (principal and accessory buildings and structures)","quotes":["Maximum Height (Principal and 11.0 metres (36.09 feet)","Accessory Buildings and Structures)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"8.0 m","quotes":["Front Yard Minimum of 8.0 metres Minimum of 8.0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Rear Yard Minimum of 6.0 metres Minimum of 1.5 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Interior Side Yard Minimum of 4.5 metres Minimum of 1.5 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Exterior Side Yard Minimum of 6.0 metres Minimum of 6.0 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 8.0 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 6.0 m","quotes":["Front Yard Minimum of 8.0 metres Minimum of 8.0 metres","Rear Yard Minimum of 6.0 metres Minimum of 1.5 metres","Interior Side Yard Minimum of 4.5 metres Minimum of 1.5 metres","Exterior Side Yard Minimum of 6.0 metres Minimum of 6.0 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Interior side or rear yard next to a residential zone: 6.0 m (principal buildings), 6.0 m (accessory buildings)","Boat hoists and mast stepping gantries may not exceed 16.0 m in height","Where the interior side yard or rear yard is the natural boundary of the sea, those setbacks may be reduced to 0.0 m","Minimum parcel depth: 30.0 m"],"quotes":["Interior Side Yard or Rear Yard Minimum of 6.0 metres Minimum of 6.0 metres","(1) Notwithstanding the height regulations of this Bylaw, boat hoists and mast stepping gantries shall","not exceed 16.0 metres 52.5 feet) in height.","uses, where the interior side yard and / or rear yard is the natural boundary of the sea, the interior","side yard and / or rear yard setbacks may be reduced to 0.0 metres (0.0 feet).","Minimum parcel Depth 30.0 metres (98.43 feet)"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated for convenience, December 2025)","url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1010-2013-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-December-2025.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The document is headed \"Consolidated for Convenience\". A draft Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1192-2026 is posted on the District's documents page but is not part of the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1010-2013-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-December-2025.pdf#page=57","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/m-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/m-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/m-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/index.json"}}