{"title":"P-1 zone in Ladysmith: Institutional","code":"P-1","slug":"p-1","name":"Institutional","group":"Public","section":"13.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate a range of civic and community uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate a range of civic and community uses.","quotes":["The purpose of the Institutional Zone is to accommodate a range of civic and","community uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Cultural Facility","Assembly","Community Care Facility","Indoor Recreation Facility","Outdoor Recreation Facility","School","Post Office","Civic Use","Botanical Garden","Nature Centre","Farmer's Market","Public Parking"],"quotes":["a) Cultural Facility.","b) Assembly.","c) Community Care Facility.","d) Indoor Recreation Facility.","e) Outdoor Recreation Facility.","f) School.","g) Post Office.","h) Civic Use.","i) Botanical Garden.","j) Nature Centre.","k) Farmer’s Market.","l) Public Parking."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Retail Sales (limited to 25.0 square metres of gross floor area)","Community Garden","Food Truck"],"quotes":["a) Retail Sales, subject to Section 13.1(8)(a).","b) Community Garden.","c) Food Truck.","a) Retail Sales shall be limited to 25.0 square metres of Gross Floor Area."]},"site_specific":{"value":["444, 451, 453, 455, 457, 459 and 461 Davis Road (Lot 1, District Lot 52, Oyster District, Plan VIP19565 and Lots 17 to 21, District Lot 52, Oyster District, Plan VIP6865): Community Care Facility not permitted; maximum parcel coverage 15 percent; one permanent School building","710 Sixth Avenue (Lot 1, District Lot 96, Oyster District, Plan VIP19308): maximum parcel coverage 15 percent; up to 5 permanent School buildings","317 French Street (Block 77 of an unnumbered portion of Oyster District, Plan 703A): maximum parcel coverage 15 percent; up to 1 permanent School building"],"quotes":["(444,","451, 453, 455, 457, 459 and 461 Davis Road):","Community Care Facility Use is","not permitted.","Despite Section 13.1(4)(a), the maximum Parcel Coverage is","15 percent.","VIP19565 is 1.","VIP19308 (710 Sixth Avenue):","The maximum number of permanent School Buildings and Structures is","(317 French Street):","1."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"892 square metres (2.0 hectares for a School use)","quotes":["a) No Parcel shall be created which has a Parcel Area less than 892 square","which has a Parcel Area less than 2.0 hectares."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40.0 percent","quotes":["a) No Buildings or Structures shall exceed a Parcel Coverage of 40.0 percent."]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 metres to the highest point of the roof; one storey for a School","quotes":["a) No Principal Building or Structure shall exceed a Height of 12.0 metres,","used for School","use shall be more than one Storey."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.5 metres to the highest point of the roof","quotes":["c) No Accessory Building or Structure shall exceed a Height of 7.5 metres,"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 metres","quotes":["Front Parcel Line 6.0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 metres","quotes":["Rear Parcel Line 3.0 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 metres","quotes":["Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 3.0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 metres","quotes":["Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 3.0 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 metres; side (interior or exterior) 1.0 metre for up to 10.0 m² and 1.5 metres for over 10.0 m²; rear 1.0 metre for up to 10.0 m² and 1.5 metres for over 10.0 m²","quotes":["≤ 10.0 M2",">10.0 M2","Front Parcel Line 6.0 metres 6.0 metres","Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 1.0 metres 1.5 metres","Rear Parcel Line 1.0 metres 1.5 metres"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)","url":"https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the consolidation is not a legal document and certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. R-2-D2 (10.6) is reserved for future use and has no zone text."},"source_url":"https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=135","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ladysmith","name":"Ladysmith","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/p-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/p-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/p-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/index.json"}}