P1-A zone in Tofino: Comprehensive Commercial Institutional District

Tofino, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Primarily institutional and educational type uses with limited ancillary commercial and residential elements.

Zone rules

Purpose	Primarily institutional and educational type uses with limited ancillary commercial and residential elements.
Main uses	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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory buildings and uses
Minimum lot area	2 hectares (4.9 acres)
Minimum lot width	36 m (120 feet)
Maximum lot coverage	10%
Maximum height	10.4 m (34 feet), and not more than 2 storeys (observation platforms and towers may be up to 15.2 m (50 feet))
Front setback	12.2 m (40 feet)
Rear setback	9 m (30 feet)
Interior side setback	4.5 m (15 feet)
Other rules	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

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 35A (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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