---
title: "P2 zone in Port Moody: Private Institutional"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
zone: P2
bylaw: City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/p2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/p2.json"
---

# P2 zone in Port Moody: Private Institutional

To provide for private institutional use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To provide for private institutional use.
- **Main uses:** Assembly; Child Care; Community Care; Private Hospital
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker Dwelling Unit; Restaurant; Retail Food Service; Retail Use; Temporary Shelter (Temporary Shelter is limited to one specific property; accessory commercial use must serve the same clientele as the main Principal Use.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** One liquor-primary establishment on Lots 9 to 12, Block 10, Plan 72, District Lot 201, NWD; One temporary shelter on East ½ of Lot 24, Block 1, DL 202, Group 1, NWD Plan 55 and Lots 25, 26 and 27 Block 1, DL 202, Group 1, NWD Plan 55
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** n/a
- **Maximum height:** 10.5m or 3 Storeys
- **Front setback:** 6.0m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0m for a Side Yard adjoining the flanking Street
- **Other rules:** A caretaker Dwelling Unit must be within the principal Building on a Lot; Accessory commercial use is limited to 140.0m² of Floor Area; Minimum lot size is set in the table in section 3.2

## Source

- [City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026), s. 13.2](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=128) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Moody: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/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-moody/zoning/p2/_