---
title: "AP zone in Oliver: Airport"
place: Oliver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oliver
zone: AP
bylaw: Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/ap/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/ap.json"
---

# AP zone in Oliver: Airport

Aviation-related uses which rely on a runway and other uses associated with an airport operation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Aviation-related uses which rely on a runway and other uses associated with an airport operation.
- **Main uses:** Airport
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Aircraft maintenance and repair; Aircraft fuel sales; Aircraft sales; Aircraft storage; Dwelling unit; Eating and drinking establishment; Flight training school; Flying clubs; Offices; Retail establishment, minor; Accessory Buildings or Structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha (not on municipal sewer); 0.1 ha (on municipal sewer), for subdivision
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** One dwelling unit per parcel; floor area ratio not applicable
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m (also subject to federal aviation regulations)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (also subject to federal aviation regulations)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Dwelling units must be at least 30.0 m² and no larger than 125.0 m² or 25% of the gross floor area of all buildings on the parcel, whichever is less; The location of all buildings, structures and other uses must conform to federal aviation regulations; A permit from the Town Fire Department is needed to store or sell flammable fuels

## Source

- [Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024), s. 16.2](https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a#page=100) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Oliver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/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/oliver/zoning/ap/_