---
title: "P-2 zone in Oak Bay: Special Institutional Use"
place: Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oak-bay
zone: P-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-2.json"
---

# P-2 zone in Oak Bay: Special Institutional Use

Special institutional zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Special institutional zone
- **Main uses:** Assembly use (a long-term care institution only on the lot listed below)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Residential uses as in zone R-5; Congregate housing (only where the principal use on a single lot is a church and there is excess land); Multiple family dwelling use (only where the principal use on a single lot is a church); Outdoor produce market use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Long-term care institution: Lot 1, Sections 28 and 61, Victoria District, Plan 23992; Congregate housing at 2095 Granite Street (Lot 1, Section 23, Victoria Plan VIP58102): minimum interior side setback 2.5 m; minimum lot size for subdivision of lots in existence before May 13th, 2024 is 1040 m2
- **Minimum lot area:** Assembly use: 2000 sq. m. Multiple-unit dwelling use: 4000 sq. m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Principal building 30%; accessory buildings 5%; congregate housing building up to 300 square metres; multiple-unit dwelling building up to 90% of the combined coverage of buildings serving a principal use. All buildings serving a principal, congregate housing and multiple-unit dwelling use together: 30%
- **Maximum density:** Multiple-unit dwelling floor area ratio may not exceed the combined floor area ratio of all buildings serving a principal use
- **Maximum height:** Principal building 10.7 m; congregate housing 7.3 m (roof height 9.1 m); multiple dwelling 10.70 m, 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Accessory buildings: 3.00 m (roof height 4.6 m)
- **Front setback:** Principal building 7.6 m; congregate housing 7.6m; multiple dwelling 9.1 m
- **Rear setback:** Principal building 7.6 m; congregate housing 7.6 m; multiple dwelling 9.1 m
- **Interior side setback:** Principal building 7.6 m; congregate housing 3.0 m; multiple dwelling 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** Principal building 7.6 m; congregate housing 7.6 m; multiple dwelling 9.1 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory buildings: front 7.6 m, rear 2.0 m, interior side 2.0 m, exterior side 7.6 m
- **Other rules:** Total of side setbacks for the principal building: 40% of lot width; Multiple-unit dwelling minimum unit floor area: one-bedroom 56 sq.m, two-bedroom 71 sq.m, three-bedroom 84 sq.m; 3 m clear space between buildings and structures

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026), s. Part 11](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf#page=148) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Oak Bay: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/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/oak-bay/zoning/p-2/_