{"title":"VI zone in Bowen Island: Village Institutional","code":"VI","slug":"vi","name":"Village Institutional","group":"Public","section":"4.8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Regulate institutional and civic use within Snug Cove Village.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Regulate institutional and civic use within Snug Cove Village.","quotes":["Information Note: The purpose of the Village Institutional and Village Civic Zones is to provide","regulations for institutional use and civic use within Snug Cove Village."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Indoor Entertainment Facility","Assembly or Community Hall","Community Hall","Daycare","School","Church"],"quotes":["Indoor Entertainment Facility ♦ ♦","Assembly or Community Hall ♦ ♦","Community Hall ♦ ♦","Daycare ♦ ♦","School ♦ ♦","Church ♦"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Residential Use","Dwelling Use","Uses accessory to principal uses","Retail Use","Home Occupation use (subject to Part 3)"],"quotes":["Accessory Residential Use ♦ ♦","Dwelling Use ♦ ♦","Uses accessory to principal uses ♦ ♦","Retail Use ♦ ♦","Home Occupation use subject to Part 3"]},"site_specific":{"value":["VI(a) lands (marked on Schedule B): recreation, training and meeting centre use is the only principal permitted use; conference centre and assembly are the only accessory uses; setback 7.5 metres from the front lot line and 3 metres from all other lot lines; maximum floor space ratio 0.75"],"quotes":["recreation, training and meeting centre use is","the only principal permitted use.","conference centre and assembly use are the","shall be 7.5 metres and the minimum setback from all other lot lines","shall be 3 metres.","Despite Subsection 4.8.2, the maximum floor space ratio shall be 0.75."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2000 m² (new lots served by community water system)","quotes":["Minimum lot area for individual lots (m2) served by a community water 2000 370"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage of all buildings and structures 40% 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 1.2","quotes":["Maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) 1.2 1.2"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Maximum height of a building or structure (metres) 9 9"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m when the lot abuts a VI, VCi or VC zoned lot; 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VI, VCi or VC zoned lot","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres), except interior side lot line 0 0","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 1.5 1.5"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m when the lot abuts a VI, VCi or VC zoned lot; 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VI, VCi or VC zoned lot","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres), except interior side lot line 0 0","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 1.5 1.5"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (interior side lot line when the lot abuts a VI, VCi or VC zoned lot); 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VI, VCi or VC zoned lot","quotes":["Minimum setback from interior side lot line (metres) 1.5 1.5","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 1.5 1.5"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 m when the lot abuts a VI, VCi or VC zoned lot; 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VI, VCi or VC zoned lot","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres), except interior side lot line 0 0","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 1.5 1.5"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025)","url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The consolidation is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Zones are in Part 4, grouped by section (several zones share one section). CD 14 is not listed in Table 4-1. Schedule B (Land Use Map) is a separate document."},"source_url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=63","place":{"path":"ca/bc/bowen-island","name":"Bowen Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vi/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vi.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vi.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/index.json"}}