{"title":"PU-3 zone in Cumberland: Utility and Services","code":"PU-3","slug":"pu-3","name":"Utility and Services","group":"Public","section":"13.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Emergency and protective services operations and public and private utilities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Emergency and protective services operations and public and private utilities.","quotes":["This zone is intended to accommodate emergency and","protective services operations and public and private","utilities."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Emergency and Protective Services","Utilities"],"quotes":["Emergency and Protective Services -- P P","Utilities S S P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Caretaker Suite","Container","Education Services","Health Services","Parking Lot"],"quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures S S S","Caretaker Suite -- -- S","Container -- S S","Education Services S P S","Health Services -- P S","Parking Lot S S S"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"325 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area n/a 325.0 m2 325.0 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width n/a 9.0 m 9.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"65% (75% including impermeable surfaces)","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage 10% 60% 65%","15% 70% 75%"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit per lot (as a caretaker suite); FAR 1.5","quotes":["Maximum Dwelling Units 1 n/a n/a 1 per lot","Dwelling units are permitted in the form of a caretaker suite.","Maximum FAR 0.1 1.5 1.5"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["Maximum Height 10.0 m 10.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Maximum Height 4.5 m 4.5 m 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.5 m","note":"Shown once across the PU-2 and PU-3 columns; the minimum is 0.0 m for the lots at 2673 Dunsmuir Avenue and 2757 Dunsmuir Avenue.","quotes":["Minimum Front Setback 3.5 m 1","The minimum front and exterior side setbacks are 0.0 metres for the lots legally described as:","LOT 2, DISTRICT LOTS 21 AND 24, NELSON DISTRICT, PLAN EPP33288 (2673 Dunsmuir","LOT 7, BLOCK 11, DISTRICT LOT 21, NELSON DISTRICT, PLAN 522A (2757 Dunsmuir Avenue)."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Minimum Rear Setback n/a 4.5 m","7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","note":"Shown once across the PU-2 and PU-3 columns.","quotes":["Minimum Side Setback 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m","note":"Shown once across the PU-2 and PU-3 columns.","quotes":["Minimum Exterior Side Setback 3.5 m 1","The minimum front and exterior side setbacks are 0.0 metres for the lots legally described as:"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 3.5 m, rear 1.5 m, side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.5 m","quotes":["Minimum Front Setback 3.5 m 3.5 m","Minimum Rear Setback 1.5 m 1.5 m","Minimum Side Setback 1.5 m 1.5 m","Minimum Exterior Side Setback 3.5 m 3.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: combined maximum floor area 10% of lot area"],"quotes":["Maximum Floor Area 1 10% of lot area 10% of lot area 10% of lot area"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025 (consolidated July 27, 2026)","url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bylaw-1238-consolidated_27Jul2026_nav.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; if there are discrepancies the amendment bylaws prevail. Zones are grouped by Part, so each zone's lines range covers its whole Part (shared tables)."},"source_url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bylaw-1238-consolidated_27Jul2026_nav.pdf#page=115","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning/pu-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning/pu-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning/pu-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning/index.json"}}