---
title: "G1 zone in Kitimat: Institutional Zone Regulations"
place: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kitimat
zone: G1
bylaw: "Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/g1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/g1.json"
---

# G1 zone in Kitimat: Institutional Zone Regulations

Main uses: Education, Government, including public utilities and services, Medicine, including medical and dental clinics, and hospitals, Community Care Facilities serving nine or more persons, Religion.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Education; Government, including public utilities and services; Medicine, including medical and dental clinics, and hospitals; Community Care Facilities serving nine or more persons; Religion
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Staff Residence(s)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 1352 Alexander Avenue (Block 163 District Lots 6162 & 6167 Plan 6095): Coffee Shop (Kiosk), Office as accessory uses; Km 1.2 South Hirsch Main: only Meter Station as principal use
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.5
- **Front setback:** 9 m or more
- **Rear setback:** 9 m or more
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m or more
- **Street side setback:** 9 m or more (side yards bounded by a street)
- **Other rules:** Any yard opposite to or abutting a residential zone must be 9 m or more and include a 2 m wide landscaped buffer

## Source

- [Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones), s. 9.7, Subdivision 2](https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=500) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kitimat: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/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/kitimat/zoning/g1/_