---
title: "P3 zone in Metchosin: Park and Open Space"
place: Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/metchosin
zone: P3
bylaw: Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/p3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/p3.json"
---

# P3 zone in Metchosin: Park and Open Space

Main uses: Civic use, Dwelling unit, Park.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Civic use; Dwelling unit; Park
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses and buildings
- **Minimum lot area:** 4 ha (on subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 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
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10% of the lot
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling unit per lot
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** An accessory building on a corner lot may not be closer to the front lot line or a flanking street than the principal building

## Source

- [Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026), s. 72](https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=107) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Metchosin: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/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/metchosin/zoning/p3/_