P-2: Institutional

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Senior citizen housing; one caretaker home

Main uses

Assembly, civic use, senior citizen housing, community and complex care facilities, schools and preschools, open land recreation, places of worship, arena, pool, gym and curling rink; the sewage lagoons on Lot 1, Plan KAP24642; conference facilities, accessory office, restaurant, caretaker home

Smallest lot for a subdivision

1,000 m² on community water and sewer, 2,000 m² on community water only, 1 ha with neither

Lot coverage

No maximum

Height limit

No maximum

Setbacks

Front 6 m, interior sides 2.4 m (accessory buildings 1.5 m), exterior side 4.5 m, rear 6 m (accessory buildings 1.5 m)

One caretaker home: a house, a manufactured home or a unit in the main building, for the owner, operator or caretaker (s. 2.2).

The zone sets no number of homes per hectare for senior citizen housing.

Parking (Table 3): senior housing 0.5 spaces per home plus 0.2 for visitors; hospitals and complex care facilities 1 per 3 beds; community care facilities 1 per 20 m² of indoor activity area; assembly and civic uses 1 per 20 m².

Construction camps for major projects (s. 5.27): on a lot of 4 ha or more, 50 m from lots in zones that don't allow them, for the construction period only, then restored.

Next to a residential lot, the setbacks along the shared lot line are landscaped or screened at least 1.5 m tall on this lot (s. 5.12.4).

The bylaw doesn't mention short-term rental and lists no bed and breakfast in this zone; a use the bylaw doesn't list isn't permitted (s. 5.1.1). Ask the District before renting a home short term.

Shipping containers (s. 5.26) as accessory buildings: allowed, none over 40 ft; the bylaw sets no number for this zone, screened, at accessory building setbacks.

Nothing but a sign within 4.5 m of a provincial controlled access highway (s. 5.8.1).

Development within a riparian assessment area of a stream follows the provincial Riparian Areas Regulation's setbacks (s. 5.8.3).

On ALR land, the Agricultural Land Commission's rules come first: no extra home, duplex, carriage suite or garden suite without its approval, and agri-tourism lodging of up to four rooms (s. 4.4). Licensed cannabis production is allowed on ALR land in any zone, on a lot of 8 ha or more (s. 5.23.1).

Every zone also allows community gardens, municipal parks, utilities, rooftop solar and accessory uses of the zone's main uses, off ALR land (s. 5.2); beekeeping under the Animal Control Bylaw (s. 5.28).

Height is measured from the average finished grade to the highest point, leaving out chimneys, antennas and rooftop equipment (s. 2.2).

Minimum lot sizes apply to new lots. A lot for a relative's home under s. 514 of the Local Government Act is 8,000 m² (s. 5.3(e)).

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the District of Clearwater's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Thompson-Nicola Regional District.