---
title: "P2 zone in Castlegar: Public Utilities"
place: Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/castlegar
zone: P2
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/p2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/p2.json"
---

# P2 zone in Castlegar: Public Utilities

Infrastructure, systems and facilities that provide a public benefit

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Infrastructure, systems and facilities that provide a public benefit
- **Main uses:** Government Institution; Recreation - Outdoor; Recycling Depot; Recycling Plant; Sewage Treatment Plant; Storage Facility; Utility
- **Minimum lot area:** 150 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 5.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** None (no limit stated)
- **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:** 0.0 m on all sides
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 10.0 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025), s. 7.18](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=37) (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/p2/_