---
title: "PI zone in Northern Rockies: Public Institutional"
place: Northern Rockies, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/northern-rockies
zone: PI
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/pi/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/pi.json"
---

# PI zone in Northern Rockies: Public Institutional

Accommodate Institutional Uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate Institutional Uses.
- **Main uses:** Child Care Centre; Commercial Recreation; Community Care Facility; Health Services; Cultural Use; Funeral Parlour; Institutional Use; Tourist Information
- **Minimum lot area:** N/A
- **Minimum lot width:** N/A
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80%
- **Maximum density:** More than one (1) principal building may be sited on the Parcel.
- **Maximum height:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 3.0 m, rear 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel; floor area 10% of the Parcel Area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 10.1](https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=112) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Northern Rockies: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/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/northern-rockies/zoning/pi/_