---
title: "P-2 zone in Port Hardy: Institutional"
place: Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-hardy
zone: P-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated for convenience, December 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/p-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/p-2.json"
---

# P-2 zone in Port Hardy: Institutional

Main uses: Activities Directed at Protecting and / or Enhancing the Natural Environment, Assembly, Civic Use, Community Care Facility, Day Care Facility, and 7 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Activities Directed at Protecting and / or Enhancing the Natural Environment; Assembly; Civic Use; Community Care Facility; Day Care Facility; Hospital; Recreational Facilities and Sports Fields; Education Services; Exhibition Grounds; Family Resource Centre; Professional Service Establishments (dental and medical care services only); Funeral Homes (Professional Service Establishments are limited to services related to dental and medical care.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Restaurant; Retail Sales
- **Minimum lot area:** 450.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m (principal and accessory buildings and structures)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10.0 m (principal and accessory buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 7.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.0 m, rear 2.0 m, interior side 2.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory commercial uses (Restaurant, Retail Sales) inside a building may not exceed 100 m² of gross floor area each; Only dental and medical care services are permitted as a Professional Service Establishment; Minimum parcel depth: 30.0 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated for convenience, December 2025), s. 10.2](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1010-2013-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-December-2025.pdf#page=63) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Hardy: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/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/port-hardy/zoning/p-2/_