---
title: "P3 zone in Highlands: Public 3"
place: Highlands, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/highlands
zone: P3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/p3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/p3.json"
---

# P3 zone in Highlands: Public 3

Main uses: Assembly, Residential, Non-motorized outdoor recreation, Home-based business, Agriculture.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Assembly; Residential; Non-motorized outdoor recreation; Home-based business; Agriculture (These are in addition to uses permitted in Section 3.0.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses, buildings and structures; One accessory dwelling unit (with a covenant preventing subdivision from the principal dwelling)
- **Maximum density:** One principal dwelling unit per lot
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 metres (principal dwelling unit or a building)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 metres
- **Front setback:** 10 metres
- **Rear setback:** 10 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 6 metres
- **Street side setback:** 10 metres (side lot line that abuts a highway)
- **Other rules:** Total floor area of all buildings on a lot: no more than 500 square metres (5,382 sq. ft.)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484), s. 9.3](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=64) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Highlands: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/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/highlands/zoning/p3/_