---
title: "INS-1 zone in Dawson Creek: Institutional Zone"
place: Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/dawson-creek
zone: INS-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/ins-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/ins-1.json"
---

# INS-1 zone in Dawson Creek: Institutional Zone

Main uses: assembly hall, cemetery, college, university, commercial daycare, community care facility, and 11 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory building or structure; accessory dwelling unit; backyard beekeeping; backyard hen keeping; dormitory
- **Minimum lot area:** 835 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 25.0 m
- **Maximum height:** 17.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 17.0 m (accessory dwelling unit 8.0 m)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 10.5 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory dwelling unit must be at least 7.5 m wide; A dormitory is only allowed as accessory to educational or institutional facilities

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated), s. 17](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/143791#page=76) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Dawson Creek: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/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/dawson-creek/zoning/ins-1/_