---
title: "P-4 zone in Cranbrook: Special Institutional Zone"
place: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cranbrook
zone: P-4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/p-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/p-4.json"
---

# P-4 zone in Cranbrook: Special Institutional Zone

Special Institutional Zone: group homes and supportive housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Special Institutional Zone: group homes and supportive housing.
- **Main uses:** Group home; Supportive Housing, on Lot 1, District Lot 4, Kootenay District Plan 13155
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Supportive Services, accessory to the Supportive Housing use; Uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 1, District Lot 4, Kootenay District Plan 13155: Supportive Housing; Lot 1, District Lot 2871, Kootenay District Plan 17851 (PID 010846824): Standalone Solar Energy Device front yard 1.2 m
- **Minimum lot area:** 1858.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Front parcel line at least 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the parcel
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (1.2 m for a Standalone Solar Energy Device on Lot 1, District Lot 2871, Plan 17851)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.1 m (at no point less than 1.5 m on irregular parcels)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m; rear 2.1 m (0.9 m where no developed rear lane exists); interior side 0.9 m (one side at least 2.7 m on an interior parcel with no developed rear lane); exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Wrecking and repair of vehicles or storage of derelict vehicles not allowed, except one derelict vehicle outside the front yard; Land not occupied by buildings, structures and parking must be landscaped and maintained

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.26](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2030/#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Cranbrook: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/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/cranbrook/zoning/p-4/_