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title: "P4 zone in Kamloops: Public and Institutional Use"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kamloops
zone: P4
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/p4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/p4.json"
---

# P4 zone in Kamloops: Public and Institutional Use

Lands used by government agencies, non-profit societies or other institutions to provide service to the public.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Lands used by government agencies, non-profit societies or other institutions to provide service to the public.
- **Main uses:** Assembly Use; Assisted Living Residence; Cemetery, including accessory crematorium, mausoleum, and chapel; child development centre; Community Care Facility; Cultural Facility; Education/Training Facility; funeral home; government building, including Office, storage, and maintenance facilities; hospital, convalescent home, and rest home; hostel; municipal facilities, including fire hall, police station, swimming pool, community centre, and convention centre; Seniors Housing; Seniors Housing, Independent or Light Care; utility installation and storage reservoir; utility compound, including necessary Office Use and storage and maintenance facility
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Food Truck or Trailer; Licensed Lounge or club; Mobile Food Concession; Personal Services; Restaurant or Café, or food service
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Extended and Intermediate Care Facility, Daycare Facility, Commercial, and Professional Practice up to 50 m² on Lot 1, Plan 22505 (3255 Overlander Drive); Jail on Lots 1 and 2, Plan 38664 (2250 Trans Canada Highway West); Multi-Unit Residential in the Columbia Precinct (2019 Downtown Plan, Figure 3.1) except the listed Royal Inland Hospital area lots on Columbia Street, 6th Ave and Glenfair Drive; Office, Personal Services, Restaurant or Café, and Retail Trade at Royal Inland Hospital, 311 Columbia Street; 180-bed Community Care Facility on Lot 2, D.L. 253, Plan KAP90203 (1955 Tranquille Road)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,114 m² (1,068 m² at 348 Fortune Drive; 850 m² at 160 Vernon Avenue)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum height:** 4 Storeys; 40 m in the Columbia Precinct (see site-specific list); 60 m at Royal Inland Hospital, 311 Columbia Street
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Cemeteries: no graves within 7.5 m of any lot line

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026), s. 6.5](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=108) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kamloops: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/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/kamloops/zoning/p4/_