{"title":"P-9 zone in Oak Bay: Neighbourhood General Institutional Use","code":"P-9","slug":"p-9","name":"Neighbourhood General Institutional Use","group":"Public","section":"Part 11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: General institutional use.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["General institutional use"],"quotes":["General institutional use."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Outdoor produce market use"],"quotes":["Outdoor produce market use, notwithstanding Section 5.1.1.(16)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10% (all buildings and structures combined)","quotes":["exceed 10%."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 m (24.9 feet) for buildings","quotes":["in excess of 7.6 m (24.9 feet)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3 m (9.8 feet) for structures other than buildings (chain-link backstop, goal posts or utility pole excepted)","quotes":["shall have a height in excess of 3 m (9.8 feet)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"15 m (49.2 feet); 7.62 m (25 feet) if that leaves no building envelope and height is 4.25 m (13.9 feet) or less","quotes":["No building or part thereof shall be erected, constructed or placed within 15 m (49.2 feet)"," height does not exceed 4.25 metres (13.9 feet)","Front lot line: 7.62 m (25 feet)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"15 m (49.2 feet); 7.62 m (25 feet) if that leaves no building envelope and height is 4.25 m (13.9 feet) or less","quotes":["No building or part thereof shall be erected, constructed or placed within 15 m (49.2 feet)"," height does not exceed 4.25 metres (13.9 feet)","Rear lot line: 7.62 m (25 feet)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15 m (49.2 feet); 6.0 m (19.7 feet) if that leaves no building envelope and height is 4.25 m (13.9 feet) or less","quotes":["No building or part thereof shall be erected, constructed or placed within 15 m (49.2 feet)"," height does not exceed 4.25 metres (13.9 feet)","Interior side lot line: 6.0 m (19.7 feet)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"15 m (49.2 feet); 6.0 m (19.7 feet) if that leaves no building envelope and height is 4.25 m (13.9 feet) or less","quotes":["No building or part thereof shall be erected, constructed or placed within 15 m (49.2 feet)"," height does not exceed 4.25 metres (13.9 feet)","Exterior side lot line: 6.0 m (19.7 feet)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Structures (except fence, utility pole or regulatory sign) at least 7.62 m (25 feet) from any lot line","quotes":["within 7.62 m (25 feet) from any lot line."]},"other":{"value":["No housing or residential use of any kind is permitted","Surface parking at least 2.0 m (6.6 feet) from lot lines (3.0 m (9.8 feet) where abutting a street or lane)","No more than 7.5% of the parcel may be hard-surfaced","At least 4.5 m (14.8 feet) clear space between buildings"],"quotes":["no form of housing or","less than 2.0 m (6.6 feet) from any lot line","3.0 m (9.8 feet).","Not more than 7.5% of the area of any parcel may be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, brick,","A clear space of not less than 4.5 m (14.8 feet) shall be provided between buildings."]}},"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=164","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-9/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-9.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/p-9.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}