---
title: "P-5 zone in Oak Bay: Cemetery Use"
place: Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oak-bay
zone: P-5
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-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-5.json"
---

# P-5 zone in Oak Bay: Cemetery Use

Cemetery zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Cemetery zone
- **Main uses:** Cemetery use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Storage of tools and equipment used in maintaining the cemetery
- **Minimum lot area:** 16,000 sq. m
- **Maximum height:** Cemetery building: 2.44 m; roof height 3.66 m
- **Front setback:** 7.62 m (any structure other than a fence)
- **Rear setback:** 7.62 m (any structure other than a fence)
- **Interior side setback:** 7.62 m (any structure other than a fence)
- **Street side setback:** 7.62 m (any structure other than a fence)
- **Other rules:** 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

## 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=157) (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-5/_