{"title":"P1 zone in Metchosin: Community Institutional 1","code":"P1","slug":"p1","name":"Community Institutional 1","group":"Public","section":"70","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Assembly, Church, Civic use, Community care facility, Dwelling unit, and 3 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Assembly","Church","Civic use","Community care facility","Dwelling unit","Hospital","Personal care","School"],"quotes":["Assembly","Church","Civic use","Community care facility","Dwelling unit","Hospital","Personal care","School"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses and buildings"],"quotes":["Accessory uses and buildings, subject to Section 31"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Parcel E (DD 43589-I) Section 74, Metchosin District: only Accessory uses and buildings, Day Care, Dwelling Unit, Preschool and School are permitted"],"quotes":["Parcel E","(DD 43589-I) Section 74, Metchosin District:","Day Care","Preschool"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 ha (on subdivision)","quotes":["Act shall be 4 ha (9.88 ac)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle access strip at least 20 m","quotes":["Condominium Act shall be 10% of the perimeter of the lot.","the minimum width of the access strip of a panhandle lot shall be 20 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"The greater of 1,600 m² or 20% of the lot","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be the greater of 1,600 m2 (17,223 ft2) or 20% of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit per lot; a college or university may have dormitories for up to 300 students and up to 20 dwelling units for faculty members","quotes":["Only 1 dwelling unit is permitted per lot.","(i) dormitories to house not more than 300 students; and","(ii) not more than 20 dwelling units for faculty members."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 10.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front yard of not less than 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 10 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["Side yards of not less than 6 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["a side yard which adjoins the flanking street shall not be less than 7.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"An accessory building on a corner lot may not be closer to the front lot line or a flanking street than the principal building","quotes":["An accessory building on a corner lot shall not be located closer to the front lot line or to a flanking"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)","url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is marked \"NOT THE OFFICIAL VERSION - FOR REFERENCE ONLY\" and \"consolidated for convenience only\". Metchosin's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone names carry (ALR) or (FLR) where the bylaw does. Zone regulations are Part 10 (sections 51 to 72)."},"source_url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=102","place":{"path":"ca/bc/metchosin","name":"Metchosin","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/p1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/p1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/p1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/index.json"}}