{"title":"NPL zone in District of North Vancouver: Natural Parkland Zone","code":"NPL","slug":"npl","name":"Natural Parkland Zone","group":"Public","section":"940","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Retention and conservation of natural resource and environmentally sensitive areas, including treed areas and watercourses; general open space; and greenbelts.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Retention and conservation of natural resource and environmentally sensitive areas, including treed areas and watercourses; general open space; and greenbelts.","quotes":["The intent of the Natural Parkland Zone is to provide for the retention/conservation of","natural resource and environmentally sensitive areas, including treed areas and","watercourses; general open space; and greenbelts."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["greenbelts and natural areas","habitat management and enhancement facilities","interpretive facilities","trails"],"note":"The list is not necessarily limited to these uses.","quotes":["greenbelts and natural areas","habitat management and enhancement facilities","interpretive facilities","trails"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["off-street parking","washrooms"],"quotes":["off-street parking","washrooms"]},"max_height":{"value":"7m (23ft.) including the 15% building height bonus for roofs with a slope of 2 in 12 or greater, except buildings and structures exempted under Section 407","quotes":["shall not exceed a height of 7m (23ft.)","inclusive of the maximum allowable 15% building height bonus for roofs with a"]},"other":{"value":["Buildings must be set back a distance equal to their height when adjacent to, or across a road or lane from, a property in a residential zone (except protective fencing and structures exempted under Section 407).","Public access to lands zoned NPL may be restricted or prohibited for public safety and/or environmental purposes."],"quotes":["equal to the height of the building or structure when adjacent to, or across a road","lands zoned NPL may be restricted or prohibited for public safety and/or environmental"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026","url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; certified copies of the original bylaws prevail. The R1 and R2 zones (Section 525, Bylaw 8799) are listed in the consolidation's zone table but their regulations are published in a separate District document, so those two zones carry their own source_url. The zoning guide for Section 525 is saved after the main bylaw in text.txt. Comprehensive Development zones that are repealed, abandoned or defeated are not listed."},"source_url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=928","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/npl/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/npl.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/npl.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}