---
title: "P2 zone in Valemount: Public & Institutional"
place: Valemount, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/valemount
zone: P2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/p2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/p2.json"
---

# P2 zone in Valemount: Public & Institutional

Public land uses focused on government services, utilities and infrastructure and selective institutional uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Public land uses focused on government services, utilities and infrastructure and selective institutional uses.
- **Main uses:** Art Gallery including Studio; Assembly Facility; Cemetery and Columbarium; Daycare Centre; Educational Institution; Farmers Market; Government Office & Buildings; Health and Medical Service; Hospital; Community Garden; Indoor Recreation and Entertainment; Library; Museum; Outdoor Recreation Facility; Public Works & Utilities; Recycling Depot (Public); Research Centre; Seniors Residential Care; Tourist Services (Sanitary Landfill and Treatment Plant / Sewage Lagoon are conditional uses.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker Residence accessory to a permitted use; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 2024 m² (0.5 acres)
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (39.37 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m (19.68 ft.)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (19.68 ft.) (all buildings and structures)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (19.68 ft.) (all buildings and structures)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (9.84 ft.) (all buildings and structures)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (9.84 ft.) (side yards, all buildings and structures)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 6.0 m, side 3.0 m (same as all buildings and structures)
- **Other rules:** All provincial setbacks pertaining to landfills, sewage lagoons and treatment plants must be met

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026), s. 5.15](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099#page=86) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Valemount: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/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/valemount/zoning/p2/_