---
title: "P-1 zone in Port McNeill: Public Use"
place: Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-mcneill
zone: P-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/p-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/p-1.json"
---

# P-1 zone in Port McNeill: Public Use

Land best suited to public uses such as civic, educational, religious, hospitals, parks, cultural and recreational facilities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Land best suited to public uses such as civic, educational, religious, hospitals, parks, cultural and recreational facilities.
- **Main uses:** Assembly, cultural and recreational facilities (arenas, auditorium, swimming pools, tennis courts, community halls and similar publicly operated facilities); Fire halls; Police stations; Public hospitals; Municipal Halls; Library; Marina; Medical Clinic; School; Suite, Caretaker; Parking
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Buildings and structures accessory to the principal use
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 9.1 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021, s. 11.1](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf#page=47) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port McNeill: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/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-mcneill/zoning/p-1/_