{"title":"P-7 zone in Oak Bay: General Institutional / Office Use","code":"P-7","slug":"p-7","name":"General Institutional / Office Use","group":"Public","section":"Part 11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"General institutional / office zone","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"General institutional / office zone","quotes":["P-7 - GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL/OFFICE USE"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["General institutional use"],"quotes":["A general institutional use"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Limited office use","Outdoor produce market use"],"quotes":["Limited office use.","Outdoor produce market use."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% (combined, all buildings and structures)","quotes":["thirty percent (30%)."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.0 to 1 (combined)","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall not exceed a combined floor area of 1.0 to 1."]},"max_height":{"value":"14 m","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall not exceed a height of 14 m (46 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.62 m (25 feet)","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall be set back not less than 7.62 m (25 feet) from every"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.62 m (25 feet)","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall be set back not less than 7.62 m (25 feet) from every"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.62 m (25 feet)","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall be set back not less than 7.62 m (25 feet) from every"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.62 m (25 feet)","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall be set back not less than 7.62 m (25 feet) from every"]},"other":{"value":["Outdoor produce market use limited to 1 day a week, no more than 5 hours that day"],"quotes":["duration of which on that day may not exceed 5 hours."]}},"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=160","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-7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}