---
title: "M-4 zone in Port Hardy: Seaplane Base"
place: Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-hardy
zone: M-4
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/m-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/m-4.json"
---

# M-4 zone in Port Hardy: Seaplane Base

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.

## Zone rules

- **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; Marina
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Caretaker Dwelling; Licenced Premises; Office; Restaurant
- **Minimum lot area:** 450.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (75% for the land covered by water portion of a parcel or Crown tenure)
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m (principal and accessory buildings and structures)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 11.0 m (principal and accessory buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 8.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 8.0 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated for convenience, December 2025), s. 8.4](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1010-2013-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-December-2025.pdf#page=57) (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/m-4/_