---
title: "P1 zone in Tofino: Parks and Institutions District"
place: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tofino
zone: P1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/p1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/p1.json"
---

# P1 zone in Tofino: Parks and Institutions District

Community oriented institutional-type uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Community oriented institutional-type uses.
- **Main uses:** Civic uses; Assembly use; Accessory Residential Use; Commercial Child Care
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 668 m² (7,200 square feet); parks dedicated by subdivision plan are excepted
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.3 m (60 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum height:** 10.4 m (34 feet), and not more than two storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 9 m (30 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (5 feet)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 35](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=99) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Tofino: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/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/tofino/zoning/p1/_