---
title: "P-8 zone in Oak Bay: General Institutional Use – Recreation Centre"
place: Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oak-bay
zone: P-8
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-8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-8.json"
---

# P-8 zone in Oak Bay: General Institutional Use – Recreation Centre

Main uses: General institutional use.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** General institutional use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Service business use; Restaurant use; Retail use; Lounge use
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (all buildings and structures combined)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio of 1.0
- **Maximum height:** 14 m (46 feet)
- **Front setback:** 4.57 m (15 feet) from every lot line
- **Rear setback:** 4.57 m (15 feet) from every lot line
- **Interior side setback:** 4.57 m (15 feet) from every lot line
- **Street side setback:** 4.57 m (15 feet) from every lot line
- **Other rules:** Outdoor sale of produce allowed only 1 day a week, up to 5 hours, with display surfaces no more than 15 sq. m (161 s.f.); Outdoor produce stands must be at least 7.62 m (25 ft) from a lot line abutting an R or RM zone

## 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=162) (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-8/_