{"title":"P3 zone in Kent: Institutional Assembly Zone","code":"P3","slug":"p3","name":"Institutional Assembly Zone","group":"Public","section":"9.10.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodates cultural, religious, recreation and services uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodates cultural, religious, recreation and services uses.","quotes":["The purpose of the P3 Zone is to accommodate cultural, religious, recreation and services uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["assembly","civic","cultural or religious campus (only on a lot or contiguous group of lots greater than 9.0 hectares)"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in a P3 zone:",".1 assembly",".2 civic",".3 cultural or religious campus (only permitted on a lot or contiguous group of lots","greater than 9.0 hectares)"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory building","accessory office","accessory single-dwelling residential","community services","dormitory (cultural or religious campus only)","education facility","light agricultural","off-street loading","off-street parking","overnight camp (only on a lot or contiguous group of lots greater than 9.0 hectares)","lodge (cultural or religious campus only)","park","personal care","single dwelling residential"],"note":"Only one accessory single-dwelling residential use per lot is permitted.","quotes":["The following auxiliary uses shall be permitted in an P3 zone:",".4 accessory building",".5 accessory office",".6 accessory single-dwelling residential",".7 community services",".8 dormitory (auxiliary to cultural or religious campus only)",".9 education facility",".10 light agricultural",".11 off-street loading",".12 off-street parking",".13 overnight camp (only permitted on a lot or contiguous group of lots","greater than 9.0 hectares)",".14 lodge (auxiliary to cultural or religious campus only)",".15 park",".16 personal care",".17 single dwelling residential",".2 Only one accessory single-dwelling residential use per lot is permitted."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"558 m² (within urban growth boundary); 0.4 hectares (outside urban growth boundary); 9.0 hectares (cultural or religious campus or overnight camp); 2.0 hectares (light agricultural)","quotes":["within the urban growth boundary 558 square metres (~6,000 square feet)","outside the urban growth boundary 0.4 hectares (1.0 acres)","cultural or religious campus or 9.0 hectares (22.24 acres)","light agricultural 2.0 hectares (5.0 acres)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 metres (59 feet) minimum","quotes":["Lot Width 18 metres (59 feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the lot size, all buildings and structures","quotes":["all buildings and structures 40% of the lot size maximum"]},"max_density":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["Density not regulated"]},"max_height":{"value":"15 metres (50 feet) for principal uses","quotes":["principal uses 15 metres (50 feet)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"12 metres (40 feet) for auxiliary uses","quotes":["auxiliary uses 12 metres (40 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","quotes":["all buildings and structures from all 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","quotes":["all buildings and structures from all 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","quotes":["all buildings and structures from all 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","quotes":["all buildings and structures from all 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum from all lot lines (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["all buildings and structures from all 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"other":{"value":["Dormitory: maximum gross floor area 1,500 square metres","Lodge: maximum gross floor area 500 square metres"],"quotes":["dormitory 1,500 square metres","lodge 500 square metres"]}},"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=159","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/p3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/p3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/p3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}