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

# R-1 zone in Port McNeill: Residential One

Single-family and two-family dwellings and compatible accessory uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single-family and two-family dwellings and compatible accessory uses.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Single-Family; Dwelling, Two-Family
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Bed and Breakfast; Suite, Secondary
- **Minimum lot area:** 659.3 m² (single family); 464.5 m² per dwelling unit (two-family)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.3 m frontage; 11.0 m minimum average width on curves or cul-de-sacs
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% of the site area
- **Maximum height:** 8.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (side yard adjacent to a highway/road)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021, s. 8.1](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf#page=27) (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/r-1/_