{"title":"P1 zone in Kent: Institutional Zone","code":"P1","slug":"p1","name":"Institutional Zone","group":"Public","section":"9.10.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Facilities for civic, assembly, public service and personal care uses within the community.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Facilities for civic, assembly, public service and personal care uses within the community.","quotes":["The purpose of an Institutional (P1) zone is to provide for the location and development of","facilities for civic, assembly, public service and personal care uses within the community."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["civic","assembly","public service","personal care","child care centre"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in a P1 zone:",".1 civic",".3 public service",".4 personal care",".5 child care centre"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory building","off-street loading","off-street parking","single dwelling residential"],"note":"The single dwelling residential use is for the resident minister or equivalent person, or a caretaker.","quotes":["The following auxiliary uses shall be permitted in a P1 zone:",".8 single dwelling residential"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"558 square metres (6,000 square feet)","quotes":["Lot Size 558 square metres minimum","(6,000 square feet)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 metres (59 feet)","quotes":["Lot Width 18 metres (59 feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 40% maximum"]},"max_density":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["Density not regulated"]},"max_height":{"value":"12 metres (40 feet) (personal care); all other buildings and structures not regulated","quotes":["personal care 12 metres (40 feet) maximum","all other buildings and not regulated"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025)","url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Resource Management Zone (MR) and Resource Management Industrial Zone (MR1) share one section (9.9.1), so they share one line range. The PDF is hosted on the District's website CDN (linked from kentbc.ca)."},"source_url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=155","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/p1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/p1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/p1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}