---
title: "P1 zone in Chetwynd: Parks & Recreation"
place: Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chetwynd
zone: P1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 (consolidated with Amendment Bylaw No. 1162, 2023)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/zoning/p1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/zoning/p1.json"
---

# P1 zone in Chetwynd: Parks & Recreation

Indoor and outdoor amenity space for residents, and protection of natural areas.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Indoor and outdoor amenity space for residents, and protection of natural areas.
- **Main uses:** Community garden; Cemetery; Fitness centre; Indoor recreation centre; Park; Museum; Outdoor recreation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Accessory dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 500.0 m² (5,380 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m (49 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m (32 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (16 ft)
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m (0 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front no closer than rear of building envelope; exterior side 3.0 m (10 ft); interior side 1.5 m (5 ft); rear 1.5 m (5 ft)
- **Other rules:** Where there is no community sewer, waste discharge must satisfy Northern Health

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 (consolidated with Amendment Bylaw No. 1162, 2023), s. 21.0](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf#page=73) (read 2026-11-08)

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