---
title: "I1 zone in Sidney: Public Facilities"
place: Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sidney
zone: I1
bylaw: "Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/i1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/i1.json"
---

# I1 zone in Sidney: Public Facilities

Public institutional facilities and services to meet the needs of the general public.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Public institutional facilities and services to meet the needs of the general public.
- **Main uses:** Education Facility; Assembly Hall; Broadcasting Studio; Child Care Facility (conditional); Community Centre; Emergency Services; Food Bank; Government Law Courts; Hospital; Library; Museum; Office; Place of Worship; Recreation Facility; Sports Fields and Facility (Child Care Facility is only allowed together with another permitted use.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Use, Building, or Structure
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Artist Studio, Outdoor Retail, Parking Lot, Temporary Boat/Motor Vehicle Sales and Temporary Outdoor Amusement: only on Lots 1 and 2, Section 10 And 11, Range 3 East, North Saanich District, Plan VIP74500 (Mary Winspear Centre and Parking Lot)
- **Maximum height:** Fire Hall or School Gymnasium: 13.0 m; all others: 12.0 m; maximum 3 storeys
- **Front setback:** 2.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m where a rear or interior side lot line directly abuts land designated Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential by the OCP
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m where a rear or interior side lot line directly abuts land designated Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential by the OCP
- **Street side setback:** 2.0 m
- **Other rules:** Towers in conjunction with places of worship cannot exceed 15 m in height

## Source

- [Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025), s. 4.8](https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=48) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Sidney: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/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/sidney/zoning/i1/_