---
title: "P-5 zone in Esquimalt: Community Care Facility"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: P-5
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/p-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/p-5.json"
---

# P-5 zone in Esquimalt: Community Care Facility

The intent of this zone is to accommodate facilities serving persons requiring

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** The intent of this zone is to accommodate facilities serving persons requiring
- **Main uses:** Community Care Facility; Group Children’s Day Care Centre; Rest Home; Private Hospital
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 38% (all principal buildings and structures combined)
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres (principal buildings)
- **Front setback:** 5.1 metres (principal buildings)
- **Rear setback:** 8.3 metres (principal buildings)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 metres, with total of all side yards not less than 7.6 metres; where there is no rear lane, one side yard not less than 5.7 metres (principal buildings)
- **Other rules:** Landscaping required along the entire front lot line, minimum 5 metres deep except for access and parking; At least five off-street parking spaces, including one Disabled Person’s parking space

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 60.2](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=137) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Esquimalt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/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/esquimalt/zoning/p-5/_