{"title":"P2 zone in Merritt: Institutional and Public Use","code":"P2","slug":"p2","name":"Institutional and Public Use","group":"Public","section":"7.24","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Public use facilities, including government buildings and places of worship, and suitable locations for public utilities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Public use facilities, including government buildings and places of worship, and suitable locations for public utilities.","quotes":["The Institutional and Public Use zone provides for the establishment of public use"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Bus Depot","Community Care Facility, Major","Community Care Facility, Minor","Community Care, Facility, Specialized","Daycare Centre, Major","Daycare Centre, Minor","Gallery and Museum","Place of Worship","Public Use","School, Private","School, Public"],"quotes":["Bus Depot","Community Care Facility, Major","Community Care Facility, Minor","Community Care, Facility, Specialized","Daycare Centre, Major","Daycare Centre, Minor","Gallery and Museum","Place of Worship","Public Use","School, Private","School, Public"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Assembly Place","Entertainment Facility","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Security / Operator Suite","School Portable","Dwelling Unit for staff, including a church manse","Urban Agriculture"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Assembly Place","Entertainment Facility","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Security / Operator Suite","School Portable","Dwelling Unit for staff, including a church manse","Urban Agriculture"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Part of SE 1/4, Section 11, TP 91, W6M shown on the bylaw sketch plan: sand and gravel extraction is a permitted use","Lot A, DL 122, LD 25, Plan KAP47561 (Units A & B, 3191 Nicola Avenue): the Uses permitted in the R2 zone are permitted","Lot A, DL 176, Plan 34260 (319 Lindley Creek Road): a Mobile Home is permitted for a Security / Operator Suite"],"quotes":["sand and gravel extraction is a permitted use on","that portion of the SE ¼, Section 11, TP 91, W6M shown on the following sketch","the Uses permitted in the R2 zone are permitted","on Lot A, DL 122, LD 25, Plan KAP47561 (Units A & B, 3191 Nicola Avenue).","a Mobile Home is permitted on Lot A, DL 176,","Plan 34260 (319 Lindley Creek Road) for the purpose of a Security / Operator"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"450 m²","quotes":["All types 450 m2 15 metres 30 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 metres","quotes":["All types 450 m2 15 metres 30 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"85% (up to 100% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)","quotes":["85%, except","increased to a maximum of 100% 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 22 metres or 5 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 22","metres or 5"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 5","metres or 1.5"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 metres","quotes":["All types 0 metres 1.2 metres 0 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["All types 0 metres 1.2 metres 0 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 metres","quotes":["All types 0 metres 1.2 metres 0 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 metres","quotes":["All types 0 metres 1.2 metres 0 metres 3 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: Front Building Line; side 1.2 metres; rear 1.2 metres","quotes":["Building 1.2 metres 1.2 metres 1.2 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Community Care Facilities must meet the Community Care and Assisted Living Act","Minimum separation between Accessory Buildings and other Structures is 1.5 metres (3 metres for Shipping Containers from combustible Structures)"],"quotes":["a. Community Care Facilities must meet the definitions and requirements of the","Community Care and Assisted Living Act.","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=158","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/p2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/p2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/p2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}