---
title: "P-1 zone in Port Hardy: Parks and Open Space"
place: Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-hardy
zone: P-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/p-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/p-1.json"
---

# P-1 zone in Port Hardy: Parks and Open Space

Main uses: Activities Directed at Protecting and / or Enhancing the Natural Environment, Boat Launch, Campground, Cemetery, Fish Hatchery and Enhancement Works, and 6 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Activities Directed at Protecting and / or Enhancing the Natural Environment; Boat Launch; Campground; Cemetery; Fish Hatchery and Enhancement Works; Hiking and/or Walking Trails; Public Interpretation Centre; Park; Playgrounds; Recreational Facilities and Sports Fields; Washroom Facilities
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Caretaker Dwelling; Minor Home Occupation; Office; Rental Establishment; Restaurant; Retail Sales; Staff Accommodation
- **Minimum lot area:** Not applicable
- **Minimum lot width:** Not applicable
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m (principal and accessory buildings and structures)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10.0 m (principal and accessory buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 7.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 5.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.0 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 5.0 m
- **Other rules:** Interior side or rear yard next to a residential zone: 7.0 m (principal buildings), 7.0 m (accessory buildings); Accessory commercial uses (Rental Establishment, Restaurant, Retail Sales) inside a building may not exceed 100 m² of gross floor area each; Only a Caretaker Dwelling or Staff Accommodation is permitted per parcel, not both; Staff Accommodation is limited to a maximum of four dwellings; Where the interior side yard or rear yard is the natural boundary of the sea, those setbacks may be reduced to 0.0 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated for convenience, December 2025), s. 10.1](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1010-2013-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-December-2025.pdf#page=62) (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/p-1/_