{"title":"P3 zone in Metchosin: Park and Open Space","code":"P3","slug":"p3","name":"Park and Open Space","group":"Public","section":"72","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Civic use, Dwelling unit, Park.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Civic use","Dwelling unit","Park"],"quotes":["Civic use","Dwelling unit","Park"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses and buildings"],"quotes":["Accessory uses and buildings, subject to Section 31"]},"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, and panhandle lots only when the Approving Officer is satisfied there is no other means of access","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","Panhandle lots are to be permitted only when the Approving Officer is satisfied that there is no"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10% of the lot","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 10% of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["Only 1 dwelling unit is permitted per lot."]},"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, adjoining the flanking street, of not 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=107","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/p3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/p3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/p3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/index.json"}}