{"title":"P-5 zone in Oak Bay: Cemetery Use","code":"P-5","slug":"p-5","name":"Cemetery Use","group":"Public","section":"Part 11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Cemetery zone","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Cemetery zone","quotes":["P-5 - CEMETERY USE"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Cemetery use"],"quotes":["Cemetery use."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Storage of tools and equipment used in maintaining the cemetery"],"quotes":["Storage of tools and equipment used in maintaining the cemetery."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"16,000 sq. m","quotes":["16,000 sq. m (172,160 s.f.)."]},"max_height":{"value":"Cemetery building: 2.44 m; roof height 3.66 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum building height: 2.44 m (8 ft.)","(d) Maximum roof height: 3.66 m (12 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.62 m (any structure other than a fence)","quotes":["(a) Minimum setback: 7.62 m (25 ft.) from all lot lines","no structure or portion thereof shall be erected or maintained within"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.62 m (any structure other than a fence)","quotes":["(a) Minimum setback: 7.62 m (25 ft.) from all lot lines","no structure or portion thereof shall be erected or maintained within"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.62 m (any structure other than a fence)","quotes":["(a) Minimum setback: 7.62 m (25 ft.) from all lot lines","no structure or portion thereof shall be erected or maintained within"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.62 m (any structure other than a fence)","quotes":["(a) Minimum setback: 7.62 m (25 ft.) from all lot lines","no structure or portion thereof shall be erected or maintained within"]},"other":{"value":["No principal building is permitted; one building for the secondary use allowed, maximum gross floor area 18.60 sq. m","Monuments, tombstones and other memorials may not exceed 1.8 m in height","The lot may not be paved or hard surfaced except as needed for memorials or a building foundation"],"quotes":["No principal building is permitted.","(e) Maximum gross floor area: 18.60 sq. m (200 s.f.).","shall not exceed a height of 1.8 m (6 ft.) measured from grade to the highest part of the","The lot shall not be paved or otherwise hard surfaced except to the extent necessary to"]}},"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=157","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-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}