{"title":"U1 zone in Sidney: Public Utility","code":"U1","slug":"u1","name":"Public Utility","group":"Public","section":"4.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Land for public utility uses and government works yards.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Land for public utility uses and government works yards.","quotes":["To provide land for public utility uses and government works yards."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Outside Storage (conditional)","Public Works Facility","Telecommunications Tower (conditional)"],"quotes":["Outside Storage C (4.7.9) C (4.7.10)","Public Works Facility P C (4.7.10)","Telecommunications Tower C (4.7.7)"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory, Building, Structure, or Use"],"quotes":["Accessory, Building,"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["U1 9.0m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m where an interior side lot line directly abuts land designated Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential by the OCP; 1.0 m for all others","quotes":["U1 6.0m 1.0m 7.5m 4.5m 4.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 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","quotes":["U1 6.0m 1.0m 7.5m 4.5m 4.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"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","quotes":["U1 6.0m 1.0m 7.5m 4.5m 4.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m where a rear lot line directly abuts land designated Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential by the OCP","quotes":["U1 6.0m 1.0m 7.5m 4.5m 4.5m"]},"other":{"value":["Outside Storage only as an accessory use, in rear and interior side yards (and exterior side yard if it abuts Highway 17)","Telecommunications towers at most 1 m in diameter at 1.5 m above the ground"],"quotes":["i. Permitted only as an accessory use;","ii. Limited to rear and interior side yards; and","directly abuts Highway 17.","a. Shall not have a diameter greater than 1 metre at a vertical distance of 1.5 metres from the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025)","url":"https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Town says the consolidation is for convenience only and is not admissible in court under the Evidence Act; certified copies come from the Corporate Administrator. The consolidation lists amendments to 2025 only."},"source_url":"https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=46","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sidney","name":"Sidney","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/u1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/u1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/u1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/index.json"}}