P1: Public Use

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

None

Main uses

Animal shelter, cemetery, community care facility, daycare, school, fire, police and ambulance stations, government services, health services, park, utilities, indoor and outdoor recreation; farming, offices, outdoor market, restaurant, retail sales

Smallest lot for a subdivision

450 m², 10 m wide

Lot coverage

60%

Height limit

12 m

Setbacks

Front 4.5 m, sides 1.5 m (1.5 m beside a street), rear 1.5 m; accessory buildings front 4.5 m, sides 1.5 m (1.5 m beside a street), rear 1.5 m

Parking (s. 20.3): schools 1.5 spaces per 100 m² of floor area, government services 1.5 per 50 m², emergency services 1 per 25 m², health services 1 per 30 m², indoor recreation 2 per 100 m²; loading 1 space under 3,000 m² of floor area, 2 above (s. 20.8).

Kennels and animal shelters stand 30 m from every lot line, with outdoor runs behind a solid fence 2 to 2.5 m tall (s. 6.3).

New lots in this zone connect to community water and sewer (s. 4.5.1).

The zone allows no homes (s. 3 defines no short-term rental use).

Fences are at most 3.5 m tall in every zone (s. 5.1.1); a pool is fenced at least 2.5 m high with a childproof lock (s. 5.1.4).

On a corner lot, nothing over 1 m above the street's grade within the triangle reaching 7.5 m along each street line from the corner (s. 4.3).

Nothing built within 4.5 m of a lot line on an arterial highway, including the Cariboo Highway (Highway 97) (s. 4.2).

No building within 30 m of the natural boundary of Clinton Creek, Cutoff Valley Creek or any other watercourse (the toe of any fill too), and the floor of living or storage space at least 1.5 m above that boundary (s. 4.6.1). Changes to a watercourse need the Ministry of Environment's approval, and the developer answers for added runoff (ss. 4.6.2 and 4.6.3).

Shipping containers count as accessory buildings: at most 4 per lot, 12.1 m long, one plain colour that suits the main building, unstacked, never lived in and screened from Highway 97 (ss. 5.4.1, 5.4.2 and 5.4.5).

Outdoor garbage bins and storage areas are screened from highways and neighbours (s. 5.3.1).

Food trucks and other mobile vendors may also trade in any C, I or P zone, self-contained, with the landowner's permission and a business licence (s. 6.11).

Steps, and eaves, chimneys and bay windows up to 1 m, may reach into a setback; balconies, porches and canopies up to 1.5 m or half the setback, whichever is less; an uncovered pool stays out of the front yard and 3 m from every lot line (s. 4.8). Height is measured from the average finished grade to the highest point (s. 3); chimneys, domes, spires, antennas and towers, rooftop equipment, farm structures, water tanks and a few others listed in s. 4.9 are exempt.

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 Village of Clinton's office before you buy or build.

Source: Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Thompson-Nicola Regional District.