{"title":"Port McNeill zoning: find your zone and what it allows","question":"How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it in Port McNeill?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port McNeill, the zoning map is Schedule A of Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021, posted as PDF map sheets on the Town's Bylaws page. We found no online map or address search. For help reading it, call the Town office at 250-956-3111.","aliases":["zoning map port mcneill","what is my zoning port mcneill","zoning bylaw port mcneill","property zoning port mcneill"],"cost":"Not stated.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall","value":"1775 Furney Place, Port McNeill, BC (mail: Box 728, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0)","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Town Office","value":"250-956-3111"},{"type":"email","label":"Town Office reception","value":"reception@portmcneill.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, adopted copy with map sheets)","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/No.-705-2021-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, Town's posted final copy)","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf"},{"title":"Bylaws, Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/town-hall/bylaws/"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Port McNeill building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/building-permit/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Port McNeill secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Port McNeill home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning-lookup/"}],"topic":{"title":"Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup/"},"facts":{"how_to_find":{"label":"How to find your zone","value":"The zoning map is Schedule A of the Zoning Bylaw, posted as a PDF on the Town's Bylaws page (map sheets such as 'Zoning Map - Area 1'). No online map or address search was found.","short":"PDF zoning map (Schedule A)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, Town's posted final copy), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 6 Zones","quotes":["classified and divided into the zones, as illustrated in Schedule “A” which forms part of this bylaw."]},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/No.-705-2021-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, adopted copy with map sheets), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Zoning Map - Area 1"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Town of Port McNeill Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021. The date the posted copy is current to is not stated.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, Town's posted final copy), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 1.1 Title","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Town of Port McNeill Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021”."]},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, Town of Port McNeill","section":"Bylaw list","quotes":["Bylaw No. 705, 2021 Zoning"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"For each zone: permitted principal and accessory uses, lot coverage, lot frontage, lot area, yard setbacks and building height, plus conditions of use. General rules cover accessory buildings, parking, home occupations and bed and breakfasts.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, Town's posted final copy), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 8.1 R-1 Zone","quotes":["compatible uses. 8.1.1 Permitted Uses: Land, buildings, and structures shall be used for the following purposes only:","d) Suite, Secondary 8.1.2 Lot Coverage: Buildings and structures shall not cover more than 35% of the site area."]},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, Town's posted final copy), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 8.9.2 to 8.9.6 CD-1 Zone","quotes":["9.9.5 Minimum Yard Dimensions:","8.9.6 Height:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Town Office, 250-956-3111, reception@portmcneill.ca. The bylaw is administered by 'the Administrator or such other municipal officer as may be appointed by Council'.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Town of Port McNeill","section":"Contact","quotes":["P: 250-956-3111 ext. 104 Reception Vicki Daniels E: reception@portmcneill.ca P: 250-956-3111 Operations & Implementation Manager Troy Simoneau"]},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, Town's posted final copy), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 2.4 Administration","quotes":["The Administrator or such other municipal officer as may be appointed by Council shall administer this bylaw."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Town of Port McNeill Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, Town's posted final copy), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 1.1 Title","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Town of Port McNeill Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"This text is the posted final version of Bylaw 705 (July 2022, adoption date left blank), not the signed scan, and may not include later amendments. The signed scan is at https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/No.-705-2021-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf. The bylaw's zone table lists the MHI zone only inside the MI section, and the zoning map legend also shows A-2, MIC and a Proposed Zoning list; those are not separate sections in this text."},"zones":17,"zone_pages":16,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":null,"map":{"has_map":false,"has_addresses":false,"zones_geojson":null,"addresses_json":null,"source_url":null,"viewer":{"title":"Zoning Map in Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, pages 49-51)","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/No.-705-2021-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"},"caveat":null,"accessed":null}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Town of Port McNeill's zoning is set by [Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf). The zoning map is Schedule A, posted as a PDF on the Town's [Bylaws page](https://portmcneill.ca/town-hall/bylaws/), in map sheets such as \"Zoning Map - Area 1\" within the [adopted bylaw PDF](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/No.-705-2021-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf). No online map or address search was found. The date the posted copy is current to is not stated.\n\nFor each zone the bylaw gives permitted principal and accessory uses, lot coverage, lot frontage, lot area, yard setbacks and building height, plus conditions of use. General rules cover accessory buildings, parking, home occupations and bed and breakfasts.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the zoning map sheets and find your lot to read its zone code.\n2. Find that zone's section in the bylaw and read its uses, setbacks and height.\n3. If the map is unclear, or you want to confirm the posted copy is current, call 250-956-3111 or email reception@portmcneill.ca.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw is administered by \"the Administrator or such other municipal officer as may be appointed by Council\". The contact page names no planner or planning department.","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, Town's posted final copy), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/No.-705-2021-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021 (PDF, adopted copy with map sheets), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning-lookup.json"}}