---
title: "P-1 zone in Invermere: Public Institutional"
place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/invermere
zone: P-1
bylaw: "Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/p-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/p-1.json"
---

# P-1 zone in Invermere: Public Institutional

Main uses: Public school, college, and university, Church including counselling services and facilities, Group home, Group day care, Community hall, club, and lodge, and 7 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Public school, college, and university; Church including counselling services and facilities; Group home; Group day care; Community hall, club, and lodge; Rest home; Senior citizens centre; Hospitals and diagnostic centre; Library; Public building; Cemetery; Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling unit accessory to a permitted use subject to subsection (3) and (6)(b); Other uses, buildings and structure accessory to a permitted use
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** One accessory dwelling
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 12.0 m (the limit covers all buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings (the table covers all buildings and structures): front 7.5 m, rear 4.5 m, side 4.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** An accessory dwelling that is a manufactured home must be on a non-permanent foundation; otherwise it must be part of the principal building, self-contained, with a separate outside entrance; Only the listed uses are permitted

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013), s. 5.26](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335#page=113) (read 2026-11-08)

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