{"title":"P zone in Port Clements: Public Use and Park","code":"P","slug":"p","name":"Public Use and Park","group":"Public","section":"7.3.12","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Public institutions and facilities serving the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of the community on public use parcels.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Public institutions and facilities serving the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of the community on public use parcels.","quotes":["This zone is intended to accommodate and regulate the location and development of","public institutions and facilities to serve the educational, cultural, and recreational"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Campground and tourist trailer park","Cemeteries","Community centres, libraries, and public recreation facilities","Float plane docks, and storage for fish camps, fishing lodges, and wilderness retreats","Government offices","Halls and auditoriums","Helipads","Hospitals and related facilities, nursing homes","Parks and playgrounds, including tot parcels and accessible exercise equipment","Schools and colleges","Walking trails or board walks connecting neighborhoods to schools, parks, and community facilities","Mobile vendors"],"quotes":["campground and tourist trailer park;","cemeteries;","community centres, libraries, and public recreation facilities;","float plane docks, and storage for fish camps, fishing lodges, and wilderness","government offices;","halls and auditoriums;","helipads;","hospitals and related facilities, nursing homes;","parks and playgrounds, including tot parcels and accessible exercise","schools and colleges; and","walking trails or board walks connecting neighborhoods to schools, parks, and","mobile vendors;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Childcare program"],"quotes":["accessory buildings and structures;","childcare program;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"368 m² (parcels created by subdivision; site area also 368 m²)","quotes":["368 m2 parcel size; and","the site area for all permitted uses shall be 368"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway","quotes":["frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40 % of the site area for principal buildings and structures; 20 % for accessory buildings and structures","quotes":["the maximum site coverage for all principal buildings and structures shall not","exceed 40 % of the site area; and","the maximum site coverage for all accessory buildings and structures shall not","exceed 20 % of the site area."]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m","quotes":["Principal building shall not exceed 12 m; and"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.6 m","quotes":["Accessory building or structure shall not exceed 3.6 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m from the road; 15 m where the abutting parcel is a school or hospital","quotes":["front setback from the road 7.5 m, except where the abutting parcel is a school","front setback from the road 15 m; and"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (from an adjacent parcel or road) where the abutting parcel is a school or hospital","quotes":["rear and side setbacks from an adjacent parcel or road 3.0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (from an adjacent parcel or road) where the abutting parcel is a school or hospital","quotes":["rear and side setbacks from an adjacent parcel or road 3.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (from an adjacent parcel or road) where the abutting parcel is a school or hospital","quotes":["rear and side setbacks from an adjacent parcel or road 3.0 m."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026)","url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The text is from the Feb 17, 2026 Council agenda package (item G-1, pages 48-116 of the package PDF) because the posted bylaw (https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) is a scan with no text layer. The bylaw was read a third time and adopted on February 17, 2026. pdf_page numbers below are page numbers of the agenda package."},"source_url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf#page=108","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/p/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/p.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/p.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/index.json"}}