{"title":"P3 zone in Colwood: Public Utility","code":"P3","slug":"p3","name":"Public Utility","group":"Public","section":"9.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Public Utility Use.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Public Utility Use"],"note":"Uses are in addition to those permitted by Section 2.1.10 of the bylaw.","quotes":["In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw, the following uses and no others shall be","1. Public Utility Use; and"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["2. Accessory Buildings and Structures."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1600 m²","quotes":["1. The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision shall be 1600 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16 m","quotes":["2. The minimum highway frontage and lot width that may be created by subdivision shall be 16 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40 percent of the lot","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 40 percent of the lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"5.5 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 5.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["1. A front yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["3. A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 10 m in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["a. Side yards shall be provided of not less than 6 m in width; and"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m on a corner lot next to the flanking street","quotes":["b. On a corner lot a side yard of not less than 7.5 m in width shall be provided adjoining the"]},"other":{"value":["Any parking area must be separated from Residential, Multiple Family Residential or Institutional Zones by a landscaped strip at least 3 m wide","Panhandle lots may be created under Section 994 of the Municipal Act"],"quotes":["2. Any parking area shall be separated from a Residential Zone, Multiple Family residential Zone or","Institutional Zone by a landscaped strip not less than 3m in width.","3. Panhandle lots may be created under Section 994 of the Municipal Act."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)","url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation and application. Colwood's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone sections for CD zones from 10.5 onward are numbered with roman-numeral page footers in the document; pdf_page is the PDF page. No Section 10.28 exists in the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=159","place":{"path":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/p3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/p3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/p3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}