---
title: "P3 zone in Merritt: Post-Secondary Educational"
place: Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/merritt
zone: P3
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/p3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/p3.json"
---

# P3 zone in Merritt: Post-Secondary Educational

Post-secondary educational institutions and their supporting uses, with Multiple Unit Dwellings allowed as faculty and student housing on the campus site.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Post-secondary educational institutions and their supporting uses, with Multiple Unit Dwellings allowed as faculty and student housing on the campus site.
- **Main uses:** Educational Institution
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Daycare Centre, Major; Daycare Centre, Minor; Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment; Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome; Food Primary Establishment; Liquor Primary Establishment; Retail Store, Convenience; Urban Agriculture
- **Minimum lot area:** 450 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75% (up to 90% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)
- **Maximum density:** Multiple Unit Dwelling: 90 units per hectare; no maximum for residential developments occupied by current students of the Educational Institution
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 18 metres or 4 storeys; Multiple Unit Dwelling: 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:** 3 metres
- **Street side setback:** 0 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: Front Building Line; interior side 1.2 metres; exterior side 0 metres; rear 1.2 metres
- **Other rules:** Where a building contains residential Dwelling Units and institutional or commercial uses, the Dwelling Units must be above, below or behind the other use; Residential Dwelling Units must have a separate entrance from any institutional or commercial use

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026), s. 7.25](http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=161) (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/p3/_