PG-3: Utility and Public Works

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

None: the zone lists no dwelling

Main uses

Cemeteries and crematoria, public works and storage yards, landfills and recycling depots, bulk storage, government services, bus depots, farming, wireless towers

Smallest lot for a subdivision

None set in the zone

Lot coverage

60%

Height limit

10 m

Setbacks

Front 5 m, rear and sides 3 m (15 m where the lot abuts a PG-1 lot); sewage treatment and landfills 1,000 m from homes in residential and rural residential zones and from buildings in PG-1

Every zone also allows public utilities, parks, roads and conservation areas (s. 4.03).

Inside the ALR, farm uses the Agricultural Land Commission allows are permitted (s. 4.14).

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 RDEK's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 829, 1990 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District of East Kootenay.