P4: Utilities

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

None: the zone lists no dwelling

Main uses

Utility services, emergency services, urban agriculture; outdoor storage and outdoor recreation as secondary uses

Smallest lot for a subdivision

No minimum (s. 14.10)

Height limit

10 m (accessory structures 23 m) (s. 14.14)

Setbacks

Front 6 m; flanking 6 m; sides 4.5 m; rear 4.5 m (6 m next to a residential zone) (s. 14.12)

The zone sets no site coverage or density.

Fences up to 2.4 m; no barbed or razor wire; within 1.4 m of a building, not wood or vinyl (s. 7.5).

On a lot beside Highway 97 or Highway 33, buildings and structures stand 4.5 m from that lot line (s. 6.4).

Setbacks from streams and lakes are those of the official community plan's riparian management areas, measured from the top of bank (s. 6.5).

Sections 6 to 9 of the bylaw (general rules, landscaping and fences, parking, specific uses) also apply.

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 City of Kelowna's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: City of Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – City of Kelowna.