District of Port Hardy · zoning
The C-1 zone in Port Hardy.
General Commercial. What the bylaw lets you build, how big the lot has to be, and how close to the lines you can go, in plain words with the section for each.
From the zoning bylaw (s.7.1 (p.45)). General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the District of Port Hardy reads it, is always the final word.
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C-1 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Assembly; Car/Truck Wash; Combined Commercial and Residential Use; Cannabis Retailer; Family Resource Centre; Financial Institution; Hotel; Indoor Entertainment or Recreation; Licenced Premises; Motor Vehicle Rentals, Repair and Sales; Personal Service Establishment; Professional Service Establishment; Restaurant; Retail Sales; Service Station; Shopping Center. Accessory: accessory buildings and structures (s.3.9); minor home occupation accessory to a dwelling in a combined commercial/residential use (s.3.12). Cannabis Retailer subject to s.3.23 buffers (100 m (328 ft) from playground/library, 150 m (492 ft) from education service and day care; the zone text cites "section 3.22", which is Combined Commercial and Residential Use) |
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| Dwelling units | Combined Commercial and Residential Use (s.3.22): one dwelling per separate commercial unit, in the same building; in a building over one storey only the ground floor may be commercial; RM-1 apartment floor areas apply; FAR not stated; min principal building GFA 111.5 m² (1,200 sq ft) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 450.0 m² (4,844 sq ft), 15.0 m (49 ft) wide, 30.0 m (98 ft) deep |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 4.5 / 1.5 / 4.5 / 3.0 m (9.8 ft); int. side or rear abutting a residential zone 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Height | 8.0 m (26 ft) principal and accessory |
| Lot coverage | 75% |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated in zone (s.3.9) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 4.5 / 1.5 / 4.5 / 1.5 m (4.9 ft); abutting residential 3.0 m (9.8 ft) |
| Parking | Table 4.2 by use: retail 1 per 20 m² (215 sq ft) GFA; financial 1 per 20 m² (215 sq ft); personal service 1 per 10 m² (108 sq ft); office 1 per 22 m² (237 sq ft) (first 1,000 m² (10,764 sq ft)) then 1 per 25 m² (269 sq ft); restaurant 1 per 3 seats + 5; licenced premises 1 per 3 seats; hotel 1 per room; service station 3 per bay + 1 per 10 m² (108 sq ft) retail; loading Table 4.3 |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
One lot, not the zone
What the zone page can't tell you
- Whether your lot is actually in this zone. Check the zoning map, not the listing.
- Whether a permit area, floodplain, stream setback or farmland reserve sits over the lot. Each adds steps.
- Whether site-specific rules or a covenant on title change what this table says.
- What council has decided on the street lately.
The lot report answers those for one address.
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