{"title":"INS-1 zone in Dawson Creek: Institutional Zone","code":"INS-1","slug":"ins-1","name":"Institutional Zone","group":"Public","section":"17","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: assembly hall, cemetery, college, university, commercial daycare, community care facility, and 11 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["assembly hall","cemetery","college, university","commercial daycare","community care facility","community centre","emergency and protective services","government use","health services facility","hospital","library","municipal use","museum","public parking","school","social service centre"],"quotes":["assembly hall","cemetery","college, university","commercial daycare","community care facility","community centre","emergency and protective services","government use","health services facility","hospital","library","municipal use","museum","public parking","school","social service centre"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory building or structure","accessory dwelling unit","backyard beekeeping","backyard hen keeping","dormitory"],"quotes":["accessory building or structure","accessory dwelling unit","backyard beekeeping","backyard hen keeping","dormitory"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"835 m²","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Area for New Subdivisions 835 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25.0 m","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Width for New Subdivisions 25.0 m"]},"max_height":{"value":"17.0 m","quotes":["Maximum Height of Principal Buildings and Structures 17.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"17.0 m (accessory dwelling unit 8.0 m)","quotes":["Maximum Height of Accessory Buildings and Structures (excluding","17.0 m","Maximum Height of Accessory Dwelling Unit 8.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["From front parcel line 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.5 m","quotes":["From rear parcel line 10.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["From interior side parcel line 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["From exterior side parcel line 4.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 10.5 m","quotes":["From front parcel line 7.5 m","From interior side parcel line 3.0 m","From exterior side parcel line 4.5 m","From rear parcel line 10.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory dwelling unit must be at least 7.5 m wide","A dormitory is only allowed as accessory to educational or institutional facilities"],"quotes":["Minimum Width of Accessory Dwelling Unit 7.5 m","A dormitory may only be permitted as an accessory use to the principal uses of"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated)","url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/143791","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Posted by the City as \"Zoning Bylaw 4625, 2026 (Consolidated)\"; the official zoning map (Schedule B) is a separate PDF that lists map amendments through Bylaw 4641 (10 Oct 2026)."},"source_url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/143791#page=76","place":{"path":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/ins-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/ins-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/ins-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/index.json"}}