---
title: "P4 zone in Bowen Island: Natural Park"
place: Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/bowen-island
zone: P4
bylaw: Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/p4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/p4.json"
---

# P4 zone in Bowen Island: Natural Park

Regulate the use of public parks.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Regulate the use of public parks.
- **Main uses:** Interpretative/information Centre; Nature Protection
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Trails
- **Minimum lot area:** 4 ha (new lots by subdivision)
- **Other rules:** Parking areas must be finished with a permeable surface; Shelters must be 50% open-sided; Rem. DL 489 is to be used only as a natural park and may not be subdivided

## Source

- [Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025), s. 4.11](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=68) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Bowen Island: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/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/bowen-island/zoning/p4/_