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title: "P-3 zone in Ladysmith: Nature Park"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: P-3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/p-3.json"
---

# P-3 zone in Ladysmith: Nature Park

Accommodate the conservation of nature and sensitive ecosystems.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate the conservation of nature and sensitive ecosystems.
- **Main uses:** Nature Centre; Nature Park
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20.0 percent
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 metres to the highest point of the roof
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 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
- **Other rules:** No building or structure may exceed 100.0 square metres of gross floor area

## Source

- [Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 13.3](https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=140) (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-3/_