{"title":"P-3 zone in Oak Bay: Commercial Recreation Use","code":"P-3","slug":"p-3","name":"Commercial Recreation Use","group":"Public","section":"Part 11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial recreation zone","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial recreation zone","quotes":["P-3 - COMMERCIAL RECREATION USE"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Golf course use","Yacht club use","Tennis club use"],"quotes":["Golf course use.","Yacht club use.","Tennis club use."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Club houses and sanitary facilities"],"quotes":["Club houses and sanitary facilities."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Golf course 29 ha; yacht club 10800 sq. m; tennis club 2785 sq. m","quotes":["A Golf Course use shall not be permitted on a lot with an area of less than 29 ha","(d) lot area being not less than 10800 sq. m (116,250 s.f.).","(c) lot area being not less than 2785 sq. m (30,000 s.f.)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"5% (golf course, all buildings and structures combined)","quotes":["The combined lot coverage of all buildings and structures shall not exceed 5%."]},"max_height":{"value":"Golf course: roof height 9.14 m; structures 4.6 m","quotes":["No building shall have a roof height in excess of 9.14 m (30.0 ft).","no structure shall have a height in excess of 4.6 m (15.1 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"Golf course: buildings 10.7 m from any lot line; structures 7.62 m","quotes":["No building shall be erected, constructed or placed within 10.7 m (35.1 ft) from","no structure shall be erected, constructed or placed within 7.62 m (25.0 ft) from any lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Golf course: buildings 10.7 m from any lot line; structures 7.62 m","quotes":["No building shall be erected, constructed or placed within 10.7 m (35.1 ft) from","no structure shall be erected, constructed or placed within 7.62 m (25.0 ft) from any lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Golf course: buildings 10.7 m from any lot line; structures 7.62 m","quotes":["No building shall be erected, constructed or placed within 10.7 m (35.1 ft) from","no structure shall be erected, constructed or placed within 7.62 m (25.0 ft) from any lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Golf course: buildings 10.7 m from any lot line; structures 7.62 m","quotes":["No building shall be erected, constructed or placed within 10.7 m (35.1 ft) from","no structure shall be erected, constructed or placed within 7.62 m (25.0 ft) from any lot line."]},"other":{"value":["Buildings on Lots 13, 53 and 54, Plan 874 follow the R-5 zone rules","Buildings on Lot 2, Plan 1216A and Lot 1, Plan 12060 follow the R-1 zone rules","Yacht club limited to moorage for members and one building; tennis club limited to four tennis courts and one building"],"quotes":["The construction of buildings on Lots 13, 53 and 54, Plan 874 shall conform to the","regulations of R-5 Zone.","The construction of buildings on Lot 2, Plan 1216A and Lot 1, Plan 12060 shall conform","(b) use of one (1) building for club recreation use;","(a) providing of not more than four (4) tennis courts and one (1) building for the club"]}},"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=154","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}