---
title: "P1 zone in Coldstream: Civic One Zone"
place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coldstream
zone: P1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/p1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/p1.json"
---

# P1 zone in Coldstream: Civic One Zone

Accommodate civic, institutional, and public uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate civic, institutional, and public uses.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture (on lands within the ALR); Agriculture, Intensive (on lands within the ALR); Assembly; Cemetery; Civic Use – Government; Civic Use – Park; Civic Use – Public Education K – 12; Community Care, Major; Medical Office; Office – Non-Profit Organization; Post-Secondary Institution; Public Utility
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Apartment; Food Primary; Seniors Housing; Single-Detached Dwelling with Secondary Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 21 Block 9 District Lot 3888 Osoyoos Division Yale District Plan 4068, 8505 Kalavista Drive: off-street parking of boat trailers, boat storage and boat launch is prohibited; Parcel A Plan KAP6907B Section 23 Township 6 Osoyoos Division Yale District, 9691 School Road: no limit on the number of buildings for Seniors Housing on a lot of at least 1 ha
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m² (community water and sewer); 1 ha (community water and onsite sewage) (No minimum lot area or frontage for a lot dedicated for a trail, park, playground, community garden, or unattended Public Utility Building or Structure.)
- **Minimum lot width:** 12 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% for all buildings and structures; 20% for impervious hard-surfaced areas
- **Maximum density:** 1 Single-Detached Dwelling with 1 ADU not exceeding 90 m²
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 8 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m; 1.5 m if abutting a sidewalk with off-street parking at the rear of the building
- **Rear setback:** 6 m; 1.5 m on a lot abutting a Civic or Commercial Zone
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m
- **Street side setback:** 4 m; 1.5 m if abutting a sidewalk
- **Other rules:** A Public Utility Building setback is 1.5 m from all lot lines, except where a greater setback applies in certain development permit areas; Minimum lot depth 24 m; pan-handle lots not permitted; Agricultural uses not permitted outside the ALR or without Farm Classification

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026), s. 801](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=158) (read 2026-11-07)

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