P2 zone in Merritt: Institutional and Public Use

Merritt, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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