{"title":"A-1 zone in Port McNeill: Rural Residential","code":"A-1","slug":"a-1","name":"Rural Residential","group":"Rural","section":"7.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Land best suited for non-urban (rural) uses because it is far from community facilities and services.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Land best suited for non-urban (rural) uses because it is far from community facilities and services.","quotes":["Rural Residential: A-1 Zone designates land that because of relative distance to community facilities","and services is best suited for non-urban types of land use."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Campgrounds","Community hall or centre","Dwelling, Single Family","Fairgrounds","Manufactured home","Museum","Nursery and Greenhouses","Outdoor recreation facilities","School","The extraction of raw materials from the land (no further processing on the site)"],"quotes":["a) Agriculture","b) Campgrounds","d) Dwelling, Single Family","f) Manufactured home","j) School","k) The extraction of raw materials from the land, provided that no further processing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Buildings and structures accessory to the principal use"],"quotes":["g) Buildings and structures accessory to the principal use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2.4 ha","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 2.4 ha"]},"max_height":{"value":"8.0 m","quotes":["Maximum Height 8.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["a) front yard 7.6 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["b) rear yard 7.6 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.05 m","quotes":["c) side yard 3.05 m"]},"other":{"value":["Only one dwelling unit or one manufactured home per parcel","Buildings used for keeping and raising animals: 8 m maximum height"],"quotes":["b) Only one dwelling unit or one manufactured home shall be permitted per parcel","c) The maximum height of buildings used for the keeping and raising of animals shall be no"]}},"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."},"source_url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf#page=25","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/a-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/a-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/a-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/index.json"}}