---
title: "P-3 zone in Oak Bay: Commercial Recreation Use"
place: Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oak-bay
zone: P-3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-3.json"
---

# P-3 zone in Oak Bay: Commercial Recreation Use

Commercial recreation zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial recreation zone
- **Main uses:** Golf course use; Yacht club use; Tennis club use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Club houses and sanitary facilities
- **Minimum lot area:** Golf course 29 ha; yacht club 10800 sq. m; tennis club 2785 sq. m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 5% (golf course, all buildings and structures combined)
- **Maximum height:** Golf course: roof height 9.14 m; structures 4.6 m
- **Front setback:** Golf course: buildings 10.7 m from any lot line; structures 7.62 m
- **Rear setback:** Golf course: buildings 10.7 m from any lot line; structures 7.62 m
- **Interior side setback:** Golf course: buildings 10.7 m from any lot line; structures 7.62 m
- **Street side setback:** Golf course: buildings 10.7 m from any lot line; structures 7.62 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## 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=154) (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-3/_