---
title: "R-4 zone in Port McNeill: Residential Four"
place: Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-mcneill
zone: R-4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/r-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/r-4.json"
---

# R-4 zone in Port McNeill: Residential Four

Compact low density residential.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Compact low density residential.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Single-Family; Dwelling, Two-Family; Dwelling, Townhouse or Row house
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Suite, Secondary; Bed and Breakfast
- **Minimum lot area:** 464.5 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.24 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:** 4.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.6 m (side yard adjacent to a highway/road)
- **Other rules:** Residential buildings need a minimum main floor interior area of 65.03 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021, s. 8.4](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf#page=30) (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-4/_