---
title: "P1 zone in Merritt: Park and Cemetery"
place: Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/merritt
zone: P1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/p1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/p1.json"
---

# P1 zone in Merritt: Park and Cemetery

Lands for active or organized activities in parks, playfields or recreational facilities, cemeteries, and public use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Lands for active or organized activities in parks, playfields or recreational facilities, cemeteries, and public use.
- **Main uses:** Cemetery; Daycare Centre, Major; Park
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Food Primary Establishment; Mobile Retail Vendor
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Rem. Lot B, District Lot 124, Plan 26552 (2050 Merritt Avenue): a lawn bowling clubhouse is a permitted Use
- **Minimum lot area:** 450 m² (no minimum for community gardens, playgrounds or plazas)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 metres (no minimum for community gardens, playgrounds or plazas)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% (up to 45% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 16 metres or 4 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys
- **Front setback:** 3 metres
- **Rear setback:** 3 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres
- **Street side setback:** 3 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 3 metres; interior side 1.2 metres; exterior side 1.2 metres; rear 1.2 metres
- **Other rules:** Minimum separation between Accessory Buildings and other Structures is 1.5 metres (3 metres for Shipping Containers from combustible Structures)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026), s. 7.23](http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=156) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Merritt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/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/merritt/zoning/p1/_