$575,000 Canadian Forested Acreage Located within the Village of Port Clements. Picturesque Rural Acreage, Timber Harvest Opportunity.
71.94 acres, with substantial west facing oceanfront fronting onto Stewart Bay in Masset Inlet. The property is located on the northern edge of the developed town site area of Port Clements. An all weather gravel surface street follows the entire eastern boundary. Water frontage on Stewart Bay is +/- 3,550 feet. There is a 20+/- metre high escarpment running north south through the site. The site is generally at grade level to Industrial Road on the east, remains level to gently descending for the first +/- 90 metres, then drops sharply down to the lower level, which is just above sea level.
	The site has a mature forest cover of cedar and hemlock over the southerly +/- 200 metres (20%), which is the area closest to existing nearby residential development, the balance has been harvested. The balance of the site from the base of the escarpment to the waterfront is level, with inland areas appearing to be progressively wetter with musky vegetation and marshy areas.
The waterfront shoreline area is walk-on beach, which ranges from stony and small boulders in the southern half to stone and gravel with some sandy patches in the north half. There is a pipeline sewer outfall easement, which crosses the site.
	At the southern end of the property, Jasper Street provides drive-up access to the waterfront end of the site. Jasper Street is improved with small lot, modest residential homes along the waterfront side. Services to the site include access to overhead utilities, piped water and sewer along the south portion off Jasper Street. There is overhead power along Industrial Road. The property is zoned Resource Area Zone (RS) by the applicable bylaw, intended for outdoor recreation use. A wide range of permitted uses including tow single-family dwellings, agriculture, forestry; gravel extraction, tourist trailer parks and campgrounds are permitted. The Village of Port Clements is also subject to an Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw 140 (dated 1984) which outlines general development guidelines.
Port Clements, population approximately 516, is located towards the centre of Graham Island on the shores of Masset Inlet. Graham Island to the north and Moresby Island to the south are the two largest islands of a group of 1,884 islands in the "Galapagos of the North" archipelago just south of the Alaska panhandle. A 20-minute ferry ride connects Graham and Moresby Islands. The islands are relatively isolated, recreation and native culture being the main attractions. Sport fishing, hiking, camping, kayaking, boating, whale watching, beachcombing and sightseeing are the major recreational activities. Marine and wildlife diversity of the surrounding waters and forests make it an ecological marvel. The economy is largely resource-based with logging, commercial fishing, mining, and tourism being the main industries.
Access to the Queen Charlotte Islands is by ferry from Prince Rupert on the BC mainland, by air from Vancouver to Sandspit and by air from Prince Rupert to Sandspit. Chartering of private planes or boats is also an option. The information provided to prospective buyers by the sellers or their agent with respect to this land offered for sale is provided for reference purposes only. Information provided is not to be relied upon nor form the basis of any firm decision on the part of a purchaser to proceed. All buyers are instructed to obtain their own information and qualify all aspects of this purchase through their own independent sources. It is explicitly expressed that there are no warranties, guarantees, promises, or agreements set out in this offering by the sellers or their agent. The seller reserves the right to refuse and/or accept any offers to purchase these properties offered for sale at their sole discretion.
Latitude: 53° 15' Longitude: 131° 15' Zoning: RS Resource Area Zone Skeena Regional District