{"title":"SP zone in District of North Vancouver: Special Purpose Park Zone","code":"SP","slug":"sp","name":"Special Purpose Park Zone","group":"Public","section":"910","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Parks within the urban area offering specialized, District or regional level, active and passive recreational activities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Parks within the urban area offering specialized, District or regional level, active and passive recreational activities.","quotes":["The intent of the Special Purpose Park Zone is to accommodate those parks within the","urban area which offer specialized, District or regional level, active and passive"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["athletic fields","boat launching facilities","botanical gardens","children’s animal farm","ecology centre","equestrian centres","golf courses","greenbelts and natural areas","habitat management and enhancement facilities","interpretive facilities","lacrosse boxes","marinas","multi-purpose sports courts","playgrounds","swimming pools","tennis facilities","track and field facilities","trails","water play facilities"],"note":"The list is not necessarily limited to these uses.","quotes":["athletic fields","boat launching facilities","botanical gardens","children’s animal farm","ecology centre","equestrian centres","golf courses","greenbelts and natural areas","habitat management and enhancement facilities","interpretive facilities","lacrosse boxes","marinas","multi-purpose sports courts","playgrounds","swimming pools","tennis facilities","track and field facilities","trails","water play facilities"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["administrative offices","caretaker’s residence","concession stands","field houses","golf course clubhouses, including restaurants, licensed lounges, the retail sale of goods and maintenance buildings and structures","meeting rooms","off street parking","outdoor customer service areas","outdoor recreational equipment rentals/supply","park ranger facilities","performance and presentation space (may include associated retail space and a licensed lounge)","restaurant","retail food services","retail limited to goods associated with the recreational nature of the park","washrooms"],"note":"The list is not necessarily limited to these uses.","quotes":["administrative offices;","caretaker’s residence;","concession stands;","field houses;","golf course clubhouses, including restaurants, licensed lounges, the retail","meeting rooms;","off street parking;","outdoor customer service areas in accordance with Section 413 of this","outdoor recreational equipment rentals/supply;","park ranger facilities;","performance and presentation space which may include associated retail","restaurant;","retail food services;","retail purposes limited to the sale of goods associated with the recreational","washrooms;"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5m (34.5ft.) including the 15% building height bonus for roofs with a slope of 2 in 12 or greater, except protective fencing and where exempted under Section 407","quotes":["shall not exceed a height of 10.5m","(34.5ft. ) inclusive of the maximum allowable 15% building height bonus for roofs"]},"other":{"value":["Buildings must be set back at least 15m (50ft.) from a property line abutting a property in a residential zone.","Buildings must be set back at least 6.1m (20ft.) from a property line across a road or lane from a property in a residential zone."],"quotes":["(a) 15m (50ft.) from a property line abutting a property in a residential zone;","(b) 6.1m (20ft.) from a property line across a road or lane from a property in a"]}},"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=920","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/sp/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/sp.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/sp.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}