{"title":"P1 zone in Merritt: Park and Cemetery","code":"P1","slug":"p1","name":"Park and Cemetery","group":"Public","section":"7.23","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Lands for active or organized activities in parks, playfields or recreational facilities, cemeteries, and public use.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Lands for active or organized activities in parks, playfields or recreational facilities, cemeteries, and public use.","quotes":["The Park and Cemetery zone is intended to identify lands for active or organized"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Cemetery","Daycare Centre, Major","Park"],"quotes":["Cemetery","Daycare Centre, Major","Park"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Food Primary Establishment","Mobile Retail Vendor"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Food Primary Establishment","Mobile Retail Vendor"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Rem. Lot B, District Lot 124, Plan 26552 (2050 Merritt Avenue): a lawn bowling clubhouse is a permitted Use"],"quotes":["a lawn bowling clubhouse is a permitted Use on","Rem. Lot B, District Lot 124, Plan 26552 (2050 Merritt Avenue)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"450 m² (no minimum for community gardens, playgrounds or plazas)","quotes":["450 m2, except as","there is no minimum Parcel"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 metres (no minimum for community gardens, playgrounds or plazas)","quotes":["15 metres, except as","there is no minimum Parcel"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% (up to 45% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)","quotes":["30%, except","increased to a maximum of 45% with use of permeable surface materials for","driveways and/or pathways on at least 15% of the total Parcel Area."]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 16 metres or 4 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 16","metres or 4"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 5","metres or 1.5"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["All types 3 metres 1.2 metres 3 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["All types 3 metres 1.2 metres 3 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 metres","quotes":["All types 3 metres 1.2 metres 3 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["All types 3 metres 1.2 metres 3 metres 3 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 3 metres; interior side 1.2 metres; exterior side 1.2 metres; rear 1.2 metres","quotes":["All types 3 metres 1.2 metres 1.2 metres 1.2 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum separation between Accessory Buildings and other Structures is 1.5 metres (3 metres for Shipping Containers from combustible Structures)"],"quotes":["c. Minimum separation between Accessory Buildings and other Structures is 1.5","metres, except Shipping Containers which have a minimum separation of 3","metres from combustible Structures."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)","url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation does not have legal force; contact City Hall to confirm the status of the bylaw. Section 7.27 (Comprehensive Development framework) sets rules for creating CD zones and is not itself a zone. Sections 7.5 and 7.9 are deleted."},"source_url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=156","place":{"path":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/p1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/p1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/p1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}