---
title: "P2 zone in Merritt: Institutional and Public Use"
place: Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/merritt
zone: P2
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/p2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/p2.json"
---

# P2 zone in Merritt: Institutional and Public Use

Public use facilities, including government buildings and places of worship, and suitable locations for public utilities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Public use facilities, including government buildings and places of worship, and suitable locations for public utilities.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 450 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 85% (up to 100% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 22 metres or 5 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys
- **Front setback:** 0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 3 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres
- **Street side setback:** 0 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: Front Building Line; side 1.2 metres; rear 1.2 metres
- **Other rules:** 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)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026), s. 7.24](http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=158) (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/p2/_