---
title: "P1 zone in Castlegar: Public & Institutional"
place: Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/castlegar
zone: P1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/p1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/p1.json"
---

# P1 zone in Castlegar: Public & Institutional

Larger institutional, educational, cultural, community service and recreational facilities

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Larger institutional, educational, cultural, community service and recreational facilities
- **Main uses:** Campground; Cemetery & Columbarium; Childcare Centre; Exhibition Centre; Funeral Home; Hospital & Medical Services; Institutional Uses; Outdoor Market; Office; Public Transit Facility; Recreation - Outdoor; Recreation & Entertainment - Indoor; Social Services - Daytime; Social Services - Overnight; Non-market Housing
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 24.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75% of all structures; 85% including impermeable surfaces; no limit stated for accessory buildings
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 12.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, exterior side 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Non-market housing: maximum height 18.0 m for the principal building; Minimum lot depth 27.0 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025), s. 7.17](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=36) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Castlegar: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/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/castlegar/zoning/p1/_