---
title: "P1 zone in Houston: Public and Institutional"
place: Houston, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/houston
zone: P1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1225, 2026 (adopted October 6, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/zoning/p1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/zoning/p1.json"
---

# P1 zone in Houston: Public and Institutional

Governmental, administrative, institutional, cultural and other public services and facilities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Governmental, administrative, institutional, cultural and other public services and facilities.
- **Main uses:** Animal Shelter; Cemetery; Care Facility, Major; Cultural and Community Services; Education Services; Emergency and Protective Services; Funeral Home and Associated Crematoria; Health Services; Mobile Vending; Office Services; Park; Place of Worship; Retail Sales; Transportation Terminal
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling Unit in a building containing a Principal Use; Parking Lot
- **Minimum lot area:** 500.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.4 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Crematoria and public mausoleums with a cemetery: 60.0 m from all lot lines where the lot abuts a Rural or Residential zone, otherwise 30.0 m where it abuts the other zones listed

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1225, 2026 (adopted October 6, 2026), s. 13.1](https://houston.civicweb.net/document/149520#page=63) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Houston: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/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/houston/zoning/p1/_