---
title: "P-1 zone in Ladysmith: Institutional"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: P-1
bylaw: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/p-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/p-1.json"
---

# P-1 zone in Ladysmith: Institutional

Accommodate a range of civic and community uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate a range of civic and community uses.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Retail Sales (limited to 25.0 square metres of gross floor area); Community Garden; Food Truck
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 892 square metres (2.0 hectares for a School use)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40.0 percent
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 metres to the highest point of the roof; one storey for a School
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 metres to the highest point of the roof
- **Front setback:** 6.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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

## Source

- [Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 13.1](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) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Ladysmith: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/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/ladysmith/zoning/p-1/_