---
title: "CI-1 zone in Belcarra: Civic Institutional"
place: Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/belcarra
zone: CI-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 510, 2018 (consolidated through Amendment Bylaw No. 580, 2021)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning/ci-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning/ci-1.json"
---

# CI-1 zone in Belcarra: Civic Institutional

Land for facilities owned and operated by a government agency or non-profit organizations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Land for facilities owned and operated by a government agency or non-profit organizations.
- **Main uses:** Civic Use; Public Service Use; Assembly Use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Single Family Residential Use; Accessory Uses
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the perimeter of the lot
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 m (35.1 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (14.8 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Street side setback:** 6 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 6 m, exterior side 6 m, interior side 6 m
- **Other rules:** Only 1 principal building per lot; Signs limited to one small unilluminated sign (up to 0.4 m²) or individual letters on a wall; Parking: 1 space per 12 m² of gross floor area for civic or assembly use; none required for public service use

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 510, 2018 (consolidated through Amendment Bylaw No. 580, 2021), s. 401](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2021/05/Bylaw-510-2018-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-.pdf#page=43) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Belcarra: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/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/belcarra/zoning/ci-1/_