{"title":"P2 zone in Burnaby: Institutional District","code":"P2","slug":"p2","name":"Institutional District","group":"Public","section":"5.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Primarily public institutional, cultural, recreational, educational and community-serving uses; the P2a sub-district identifies lands for existing or potential school use.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Primarily public institutional, cultural, recreational, educational and community-serving uses; the P2a sub-district identifies lands for existing or potential school use.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to support primarily public institutional, cultural, recreational, educational, and other","P2a Sub-District: The intent of this sub-district is to identify lands for existing or potential future school use."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Principal uses permitted in the P1 District","Cemetery","Correctional and Parole Facilities","Crematoria","Educational Services","Health Care Facility","Hospital","Office","Religious Assembly","Research and Development","Social Service Centre","Transportation Facility","Utility Services","Works Yard","Aftercare and Rehabilitation Centre","Congregate Housing","Dormitory","Non-Market Rental Housing","Supportive Housing","Transitional Housing"],"note":"P2a sub-district allows Public School or Private School.","quotes":["Principal uses permitted in the P1 District 5.1, 5.2.3","Cemetery 5.2.3","Correctional and Parole Facilities -","Crematoria 5.2.3","Educational Services -","Health Care Facility -","Hospital -","Office -","Religious Assembly -","Research and Development -","Social Service Centre -","Transportation Facility -","Utility Services -","Works Yard -","Aftercare and Rehabilitation Centre -","Congregate Housing -","Dormitory Part 6-5.2","Non-Market Rental Housing -","Supportive Housing -","Transitional Housing -"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary uses permitted in the P1 District","Animal Care","Artist Studio or Workshop","Financial Institution","Production and Rehearsal Studio","Recreation and Fitness","Visitor Accommodation","Home Occupation","Other Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses"],"quotes":["Secondary uses permitted in the P1 District 5.2.3","Animal Care 5.2.3","Artist Studio or Workshop -","Financial Institution -","Production and Rehearsal Studio -","Recreation and Fitness -","Visitor Accommodation 5.2.3","Home Occupation Part 6-3.4","Other Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses Part 6-1.6"]},"max_height":{"value":"8 storeys; cemeteries 4 storeys; institutional residential uses 6 storeys; post-secondary institutions 12 storeys; hospitals 20 storeys","quotes":["Maximum Height, except as noted below 8 storeys","Maximum Height for Cemeteries 4 storeys","Maximum Height for Institutional Residential Uses 6 storeys","Maximum Height for Post-Secondary Institutions 12 storeys","Maximum Height for Hospitals 20 storeys"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m (street yard)","quotes":["Street Yard 3.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (interior rear yard); 1.2 m lane yard","quotes":["Interior Rear Yard 3.0 m","Lane Yard 1.2 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m; 3.0 m if abutting an R1 or R2 District lot; 3.0 m if the exterior wall has windows or openings","quotes":["Interior Side Yard, except as noted below 0.0 m","If abutting R1 or R2 District lot 3.0 m","If exterior wall has windows or openings 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (street yard)","quotes":["Street Yard 3.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Cemeteries and crematoria have extra siting rules (see conditions of use)"],"quotes":["Cemetery 5.2.3","Crematoria 5.2.3"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2026 (Bylaw No. 14815), consolidated version without schedules","url":"https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-07/Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-Without-Schedules.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says the online version is an unofficial consolidation of Bylaw No. 14815, provided for the public's convenience. Schedules I-III (development permit area guidelines) are separate PDFs not included in the saved text."},"source_url":"https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-07/Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-Without-Schedules.pdf#page=78","place":{"path":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/p2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/p2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/p2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/index.json"}}