{"title":"P-1 zone in New Westminster: Public and Institutional Districts (Low Rise)","code":"P-1","slug":"p-1","name":"Public and Institutional Districts (Low Rise)","group":"Public","section":"610","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow institutional uses at a low density scale (floor space ratio of 0.6).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow institutional uses at a low density scale (floor space ratio of 0.6).","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow institutional uses at a low density scale (floor space","ratio of 0.6)."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Cemeteries","Child care","Places of worship","Colleges, universities, technical and vocational schools","Community recreation facilities including ice arenas, stadiums, auditoriums, gymnasiums, curling rinks, swimming pools","Educational and philanthropic institutions","Fraternity or sorority houses","Hospitals including mental health facilities","Parks and playgrounds","Private schools","Public schools, public libraries, public museums, public art galleries"],"quotes":["Cemeteries","Child care","Places of worship","Colleges, universities, technical and vocational schools","Community recreation facilities including ice arenas, stadiums, auditoriums, gymnasiums,","curling rinks, swimming pools","Educational and philanthropic institutions","Fraternity or sorority houses","Hospitals including mental health facilities","Parks and playgrounds","Private schools","Public schools, public libraries, public museums, public art galleries"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and uses","Accessory buildings and uses provided that all accessory buildings,"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the site area (all principal buildings in total)","quotes":["All principal buildings in total shall not cover more than forty percent (40%) of the site area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 0.6 (middle school: 1.0)","quotes":["The floor space ratio shall not exceed a factor of 0.6. Notwithstanding the above, the floor","space ratio for a middle school shall not exceed 1.0."]},"max_height":{"value":"30 feet (9.14 metres) and two storeys (middle school: four storeys or 50 feet (15.24 metres), whichever is less)","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 30 feet (9.14 metres) nor two storeys.","greater than four storeys or 50 feet (15.24 metres), whichever is the lesser."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"One storey and 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the finished floor of a building","quotes":["shall not exceed one storey nor a height of 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres); middle school 15 feet (4.57 metres)","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres) in depth.","Notwithstanding the above, the front yard for a middle school shall not be less than 15 feet","(4.57 metres)."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres) in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15 feet (4.57 metres) on each side; middle school 15 feet (4.57 metres)","quotes":["A side yard shall be provided on each side of the site of not less than 15 feet (4.57 metres) in"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres) where bounded by a street; middle school 15 feet (4.57 metres)","quotes":["width except where a side yard is bounded by a street in which case the side yard shall be not","less than 25 feet (7.62 metres). Notwithstanding the above, the side yard for a middle school","shall not be less than 15 feet (4.57 metres)."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front yard not permitted; at least 5 feet (1.52 metres) from rear or side site line; at least 10 feet (3.05 metres) from a habitable room window; at least 15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner of a site at a street and lane intersection","quotes":["shall not be located in the required front yard;","shall not be located closer than 5 feet (1.52 metres) from the rear or side site line;","shall not be located closer than 10 feet (3.05 metres) from a window of a habitable","shall be located not closer than a distance of 15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner of"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings may cover no more than 10% of the site area","Middle school site coverage may include the area of a bordering public park"],"quotes":["shall not occupy more than ten percent (10%) of the site area;","the site coverage for a middle school","may be calculated by including in the site for this purpose only the area of a bordering public"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1).pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City publishes the complete bylaw as a single PDF, consolidated as of June 8, 2026; it also publishes each part separately. The saved text includes the list of amendments and appendices."},"source_url":"https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1).pdf#page=393","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/p-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/p-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/p-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}