P zone in Wells: Institutional

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

In short

Main uses: church, community hall, fraternal club or organization, hospital, first aid station, Public uses, including parks and playgrounds, and public utility buildings and structures, and 8 more.

Zone rules

Main uses	church community hall fraternal club or organization hospital, first aid station Public uses, including parks and playgrounds, and public utility buildings and structures library community facility, recreational facility cemetery private hospital, personal care home or rest home museums and historic sites fire hall police station community care facility
Also allowed (secondary uses)	accessory dwelling unit
Minimum lot area	Non-residential use: 300 m² (community water and sewer), 600 m² (community water or sewer), 4,000 m² (no community services). Combined residential and non-residential use: 600 m², 900 m², 4,000 m²
Maximum lot coverage	50%
Maximum height	12.5 m
Front setback	4.5 m
Rear setback	3 m
Interior side setback	1.25 m
Street side setback	4.5 m

Source: District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated), s. 4.7 (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. This is the original 2000 bylaw text. The District posts amending bylaws separately and not folded in: No. 6 1998 (an older CRD bylaw), No. 123, 2013 (adds single family dwelling as permitted use in CW, s. 4.1.A.1(a)iii) and No. 125, 2013 (adds RV seasonal temporary dwelling rules, s. 3.13(g),(h)). Neither adds a zone. 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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