{"title":"P-1 zone in Fernie: Public Institutional","code":"P-1","slug":"p-1","name":"Public Institutional","group":"Public","section":"4.2.15","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Buildings and facilities owned or operated by Municipal, Provincial or Federal Governments, or by non or not for profit organizations, intended for public use.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Buildings and facilities owned or operated by Municipal, Provincial or Federal Governments, or by non or not for profit organizations, intended for public use.","quotes":["The purpose of the P1 zone is to provide for buildings and facilities, owned or operated by the","Municipal, Provincial or Federal Governments, or by non or not for profit organizations, and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Aquatic centres","Agriculture, silviculture and horticulture","Arenas and curling rinks","Cemeteries","Childcare services","Churches and church halls","Clubs operated by non profit or not for profit associations","Community halls","Fairgrounds and exhibition grounds","Group homes","Historical and archaeological display sites","Hospitals, medical and dental clinics and diagnostic centres","Independent school","Libraries","Museums","Non or not for profit organization or nonprofit social service agency","Park offices, maintenance facilities and works yards","Public boat launches","Public buildings","Public or commercial schools, colleges and universities","Rest homes","Senior citizens centre","Wildlife research centres, including fish hatcheries","Not more than two (2) beehives","Emergency services","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of the Bylaw"],"note":"Condensed list; the bylaw lists 26 permitted uses.","quotes":["1. aquatic centres;","4. cemeteries;","6. churches and church halls;","8. community halls;","14. libraries;","19. public buildings;","21. rest homes;","25. not more than two (2) BEEHIVES","26. emergency services","24. uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling unit accessory to a permitted use","Retail sales accessory to a permitted use","Food and beverage preparation and sales, accessory to a permitted use"],"quotes":["1. dwelling unit accessory to a permitted use;","2. retail sales accessory to a permitted use;","3. food and beverage preparation and sales, accessory to a permitted use."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["4. Maximum Parcel Coverage 60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"One dwelling unit per parcel","quotes":["1. Maximum Density One dwelling unit per parcel"]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m","quotes":["3. Maximum Height 12 m (39.4 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"None for buildings other than a dwelling unit; accessory dwelling unit 7.5 m","quotes":["• front, rear or side yard except that where a None","b) Accessory Dwelling Unit","• front yard 7.5 m (24.6 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"None for buildings other than a dwelling unit, except 6 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a Residential, Rural Residential or P1 zone; accessory dwelling unit 6 m","quotes":["a) Other than a dwelling unit","• rear yard 6 m (19.7 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"None for buildings other than a dwelling unit, except 6 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a Residential, Rural Residential or P1 zone; accessory dwelling unit 1.5 m but not less than 10% of the length of the front parcel line","quotes":["a) Other than a dwelling unit","• side yard 6 m (19.7 ft.)","• side yard 1.5 m (4.9 ft.) nor not less than 10% of the length of"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Accessory dwelling unit: 4.5 m where adjacent to a highway right-of-way other than a lane","quotes":["• side yard where adjacent to a highway right- 4.5 m (14.8 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["All structures must be at least 22 m from the centre line of Hwy 3","No wrecking and repair of vehicles or storage of derelict vehicles"],"quotes":["c) All structures 22 m (72.2 ft.) from the centre line of Hwy 3","2. No persons shall use or permit the use of any portion of a parcel in the P1 zone for the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026)","url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation has no legislative sanction and is for convenience of reference only; the original bylaws must be consulted. Bylaw 2556 (2026) is an amendment bylaw posted separately and is not in this consolidation."},"source_url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/#page=86","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fernie","name":"Fernie","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/p-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/p-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/p-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/index.json"}}