P5: Municipal District Park

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

A security or operator home, as a secondary use

Main uses

Major city parks and urban agriculture; as secondary uses spectator sports, indoor and outdoor recreation, cultural and recreation services, child care, emergency services, restaurants, pubs (liquor primary licence), health services and shops tied to the sports facilities, temporary shelter, non-accessory parking, a security or operator home

Smallest lot for a subdivision

460 m², 13 m wide, 30 m deep (s. 14.10)

Lot coverage

30% for buildings, structures and hard surfaces (s. 14.12)

Height limit

6 storeys and 22 m; 0.5 FAR (s. 14.14)

Setbacks

Front 6 m; flanking 6 m; sides 4.5 m; rear 6 m (s. 14.12)

These minimum lot areas apply to lots connected to community sewer; without a sewer connection the minimum is 10,000 m² (s. 14.10 note .1).

Health services and shops only inside a building used mainly for the park, indoor recreation or spectator sports; shops at most 235 m² or 5% of the building, health services 500 m² (s. 14.9 note .3).

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.