{"title":"ES3 zone in Tofino: Ecologically Sensitive Residential District","code":"ES3","slug":"es3","name":"Ecologically Sensitive Residential District","group":"Rural","section":"Part 46","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Limited access for conservation of sensitive ecological areas and moorage for upland residential uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Limited access for conservation of sensitive ecological areas and moorage for upland residential uses.","quotes":["This District provides for limited access appropriate for the conservation of sensitive ecological","areas and to accommodate moorage for upland residential uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Wharf, Pier, Dock, Float, Ramp, and Quay and other similar structures","Navigational aid"],"quotes":["1. Wharf, Pier, Dock, Float, Ramp, and Quay and other similar structures; and,","2. Navigational aid."]},"max_height":{"value":"2 metres measured from the floating underside (wharf, pier, dock, float, ramp, quay and similar structures)","quotes":["The maximum height of any Wharf, Pier, Dock, Float, Ramp, Quay and other similar","structures shall not exceed 2 metres measured from the floating underside of the"]},"other":{"value":["All wharfs, piers, docks, floats, ramps, quays and similar structures must be associated with an established and permitted upland residential use","Moorage is limited to one berth per upland dwelling unit"],"quotes":["1. All Wharfs, Piers, Docks, Floats, Ramps, Quays and other similar structures must be","associated with an established and permitted upland residential use.","Any moorage shall be limited to one berth per upland dwelling unit."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)","url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's consolidated version is for convenience only and should be read with the complete document. The District also links the same file at https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/1425. Zones are numbered as Parts (for example Part 41E); Parts 40 to 43 are site-specific comprehensive development zones."},"source_url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=166","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/es3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/es3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/es3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/index.json"}}