PR: Parks and Recreation

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

No house: one accessory dwelling, alongside the park, recreation or cemetery use (s. 23.1.4)

Main uses

Park, outdoor recreation, cemetery; carnivals, circuses and fairs, community facilities, interpretation centre, public moorage, indoor recreation, one accessory dwelling

Smallest lot for a subdivision

None: the zone sets no minimum lot size or width (ss. 23.1.2, 23.1.3); every new lot still needs 200 m² of usable area (s. 8.3)

Lot coverage

25%

Height limit

15 m

Setbacks

Front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, sides 4.5 m (4.5 m beside a road), accessory buildings the same

The zone is for parks, outdoor recreation and cemeteries (s. 23.1). It allows no house; its one home is an accessory dwelling, such as a caretaker's (our reading).

The bylaw sets no site-specific (PRs) rules in any of its areas (s. 23.1.8).

Accessory dwelling (s. 7.2): a separate home, not joined to the house, up to 125 m² unless the zone allows more, with at least 15 m² of its own outdoor space; never strata-titled; not on a lot under 1 ha unless it is on community sewer; on a lot over 1 ha it may be a mobile home.

Short-term rental isn't a listed use in this zone, and uses the zone doesn't list are prohibited (s. 5.4); ask the RDOS before renting a home short term.

Inside the Radio Frequency Interference Area around the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory near White Lake (Schedule 4), new lots must be 60 ha (s. 8.1.5).

Only the uses the zone lists are allowed (s. 5.4).

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 RDOS's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Section 23.1 of Okanagan Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 2800, 2022 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-05); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District Okanagan Similkameen.