{"title":"PA2 zone in District of North Vancouver: Public Assembly Zone 2","code":"PA2","slug":"pa2","name":"Public Assembly Zone 2","group":"Public","section":"801","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Schools, Colleges, Places of religious worship and associated assembly halls, Community and social centres, Clubs, and 6 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Schools","Colleges","Places of religious worship and associated assembly halls","Community and social centres","Clubs","Fraternal lodges","Hospitals","Convalescent, nursing and rest homes","Nurses' residences","Funeral homes and mortuaries","Federal, provincial and municipal offices and buildings"],"note":"Several of these uses have a minimum lot area (see min_parcel_area).","quotes":["(b) colleges;","places of religious worship and associated assembly halls","community and social centres, clubs, fraternal lodges, hospitals,","convalescent, nursing and rest homes, nurses' residences, funeral homes","and mortuaries, or federal, provincial and municipal offices and buildings,","the use of such buildings and structures as","(a) schools, when"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Buildings and structures accessory to schools, colleges and places of religious worship","Bingo and casino gaming (in accordance with the BC Gaming Commission rules, with limits on size and hours)"],"quotes":["buildings and structures accessory to (a), (b) and (c);","bingo and casino gaming, in accordance with the regulations of the British","used for the purposes in (a), (b) and (c) and when the bingo or casino"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Schools: lot area not less than 730 square metres per classroom (schools); not less than 15,000 square feet (places of religious worship and assembly halls, with an exception for existing uses); not less than 12,000 square feet (community and social centres, clubs, fraternal lodges, hospitals, convalescent, nursing and rest homes, nurses' residences, funeral homes and mortuaries, federal, provincial and municipal offices and buildings)","quotes":["in the PA2 Zone, the lot area is not less than 730 square meters per","when the lot area is not less than 15,000 square feet, or","when the lot area is not less than 12,000 square feet;"]}},"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=910","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/pa2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/pa2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/pa2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}