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title: "SP zone in District of North Vancouver: Special Purpose Park Zone"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: SP
bylaw: District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/sp/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/sp.json"
---

# SP zone in District of North Vancouver: Special Purpose Park Zone

Parks within the urban area offering specialized, District or regional level, active and passive recreational activities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Parks within the urban area offering specialized, District or regional level, active and passive recreational activities.
- **Main uses:** 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 (The list is not necessarily limited to these uses.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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 (The list is not necessarily limited to these uses.)
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 910](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=920) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in District of North Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/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/north-vancouver-district/zoning/sp/_