{"title":"P-1 zone in Oak Bay: General Institutional Use","code":"P-1","slug":"p-1","name":"General Institutional Use","group":"Public","section":"Part 11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"General institutional zone","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"General institutional zone","quotes":["P-1 - GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL USE"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["General institutional use"],"quotes":["General institutional use."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Outdoor produce market use","Limited recycling depot use (only on the area shown on the zoning plan)"],"quotes":["Outdoor produce market use.","Limited recycling depot use, but only on that area of land shown in hatching on"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Off-street parking use as a principal use: Rem. Lot 5 and Lot 6, Sections 28 and 69, Victoria District, Plan 2376; Lot B, Section 23, Victoria District, Plan 42273; Lot 19, Block AA, Section 23, Plan 368B; District Lot 252, Victoria District","Works yard use: Lot 2, Section 69, Victoria District, Plan 12892","Student housing and college uses: Lot 1, Section 31, Victoria District, Plan EPP147445 (Camosun College Lands)"],"quotes":["Off-street parking use, but only on those parcels of land described as follows:","Rem. Lot 5 and Lot 6, Sections 28 and 69, Victoria District, Plan 2376;","Lot B, Section 23, Victoria District, Plan 42273;","Lot 19, Block AA, Section 23, Plan 368B;","Works yard use, but only on that parcel of land described as Lot 2, Section 69,","Victoria District, Plan 12892.","Lot 1, Section 31, Victoria District, Plan EPP147445, PID: 032-617-267","deemed to include student housing provided by a college and other"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% (combined, all buildings and structures)","quotes":["On any parcel, the combined lot coverage of all buildings and structures shall not","exceed 30%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.00 (combined, all buildings and structures)","quotes":["The combined floor area ratio of all buildings and structures shall not exceed 1.00."]},"max_height":{"value":"14 m for structures and for buildings (roof height)","quotes":["No structure shall have a height in excess of 14 m (45.9 ft).","No building shall have a roof height in excess of 14 m (45.9 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.62 m","quotes":["Every building and structure shall be set back not less than 7.62 m (25 ft) from"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.62 m","quotes":["Every building and structure shall be set back not less than 7.62 m (25 ft) from"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.62 m","quotes":["Every building and structure shall be set back not less than 7.62 m (25 ft) from"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.62 m","quotes":["Every building and structure shall be set back not less than 7.62 m (25 ft) from"]},"other":{"value":["Oak Bay High School Lands may also be used as a community theatre, arts facility and neighbourhood learning centre, with height up to 17.4 m in the shaded area","Camosun College Lands: exterior side setback 6.0 m, interior side setback 9.0 m, roof height up to 25.0m; coverage and floor area ratio may exceed the zone limits","Outdoor produce market use limited to 1 day a week, no more than 5 hours that day"],"quotes":["(a) for certainty, in addition to any use permitted under this Part, the Oak Bay","exceed 17.4 m;","shall be 6.0 m (19.7 ft).","shall be 9.0 m (29.5 ft).","height for buildings and structures shall be 25.0m (82.0 ft).","(f) Notwithstanding 11.1.5.(1), the combined lot coverage for all buildings and","(c) the outdoor produce market use shall be limited to a maximum of 1 day in"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The cover reads 'Consolidated to June 8, 2026'. The District's older consolidations say reference should be made to Bylaw 3531 and its amendments for legal purposes. Each zone is its own Part (R zones Part 6, CD Part 7, RM Part 8, C Part 9, CS Part 10, P Part 11); the 'section' field holds the Part."},"source_url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf#page=145","place":{"path":"ca/bc/oak-bay","name":"Oak Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}