{"title":"P1-A zone in Tofino: Comprehensive Commercial Institutional District","code":"P1-A","slug":"p1-a","name":"Comprehensive Commercial Institutional District","group":"Public","section":"Part 35A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Primarily institutional and educational type uses with limited ancillary commercial and residential elements.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Primarily institutional and educational type uses with limited ancillary commercial and residential elements.","quotes":["This District provides for the development of primarily institutional and educational type uses with","limited ancillary commercial and residential elements."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Civic Uses","Assembly Uses","Educational Use (e.g. private schools)","Arboreta, botanical gardens, wildlife refuges","Ancillary commercial: one restaurant/teahouse (max 69.7 m² (750 square feet)); gift shop/retail sales (combined max 92.9 m² (1,000 square feet)); gallery or display/performance facility for natural science and cultural interest; nursery and greenhouse facility (max 464.5 m² (5,000 square feet) internal floor area); one restaurant/cafeteria for students, staff, guests and visitors (max 69.7 m² (750 square feet) service floor area)","Accessory student dormitory facility (one building only, maximum 32 bed spaces)","Accessory Residential Use under Section 4.10(2)","Commercial Child Care"],"quotes":["Civic Uses;","Assembly Uses;","Educational Use (e.g. private schools);","Arboreta, botanical gardens, wildlife refuges;","- one restaurant/teahouse - limited to a maximum floor area of 69.7 square metres","- gift shop/retail sales - limited to a combined maximum floor area of 92.9 square","- gallery or other facility for the display or performance in natural science and","- nursery and greenhouse facility - limited to a maximum internal floor area of","- one restaurant/cafeteria - providing food service for the students, staff, guests","- limited to one building only;","- limited to a maximum total of 32 bed spaces in one or more sleeping units with","Accessory Residential Use under Section 4.10(2) shall be permitted;","Commercial Child Care"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and uses in accordance with Part 4; and"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 hectares (4.9 acres)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a minimum area of 2 hectares (4.9 acres)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"36 m (120 feet)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a minimum width of 36 metres (120 feet)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 10%."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.4 m (34 feet), and not more than 2 storeys (observation platforms and towers may be up to 15.2 m (50 feet))","quotes":["The maximum building height of a principal building shall not exceed 10.4 metres (34 feet)","nor 2 storeys except for elements in Section 35A.2 1(vi) above.","vi) observations platforms and towers limited to 15.2 metres (50 feet) maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"12.2 m (40 feet)","quotes":["1. A minimum front yard of 12.2 metres (40 feet) in depth shall be provided."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9 m (30 feet)","quotes":["3. A minimum rear yard of 9 metres (30 feet) in depth shall be provided."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m (15 feet)","quotes":["2. A minimum side yard of 4.5 meters (15 feet) in width shall be provided."]},"other":{"value":["Student accommodation and other residential components may not be used for tourist commercial accommodation","Dormitory units: no more than 32 guests/students, at least 5.6 m² (60 square feet) of floor area per bed space, and washroom facilities as set out in Table 1"],"quotes":["Student accommodation under Section 35A.1.6 above shall not be used for tourist","commercial accommodation and no other residential components permitted shall be","a) permit or cater to no more than 32 guests/students in one or more","d) every sleeping unit shall have a minimum of 5.6 square metres (60","f) washroom facilities to the degree outlined in Table 1 shall be"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)","url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's consolidated version is for convenience only and should be read with the complete document. The District also links the same file at https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/1425. Zones are numbered as Parts (for example Part 41E); Parts 40 to 43 are site-specific comprehensive development zones."},"source_url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=100","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/p1-a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/p1-a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/p1-a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/index.json"}}