---
title: "P3 zone in Colwood: Public Utility"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: P3
bylaw: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/p3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/p3.json"
---

# P3 zone in Colwood: Public Utility

Main uses: Public Utility Use.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Public Utility Use (Uses are in addition to those permitted by Section 2.1.10 of the bylaw.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 1600 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 16 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40 percent of the lot
- **Maximum height:** 5.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m on a corner lot next to the flanking street
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 9.3](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=159) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Colwood: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/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/colwood/zoning/p3/_