P1A Zoning Update

Many readers have asked me to post the P1A zoning. I have checked with district staff and it continues to disallow Tourist Commercial Accommodation.The only property in the District of Tofino zoned P1A is 1084 Pacific Rim Highway. It should be noted that while the entire property is zoned P1A only the garden portion of the property was exempted from property tax in past years.

Should be read in conjunction with the complete document

District of Tofino Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (Updated 2012

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PART 35A

COMPREHENSIVE COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONAL (P1A) DISTRICT

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This District provides for the development of primarily institutional and educational type uses with

limited ancillary commercial and residential elements.

35A.1

Uses Permitted

1.

Civic Uses;

2.

Assembly Uses;

3.

Educational Use (e.g. private schools);

4.

Arboreta, botanical gardens, wildlife refuges;

5.

The following ancillary commercial elements:

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one restaurant/teahouse

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limited to a maximum floor area of 69.7 square

metres (750 square feet);

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gift shop/retail sales

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limit

ed to a combined maximum floor area of 92.9 square

metres (1,000 square feet);

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gallery or other facility for the display or performance in natural science and

cultural interest; not including retail sales or food service except as provided

elsewhere in thi

s section (5);

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nursery and greenhouse facility

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limited to a maximum internal floor area of

464.5 square metres (5,000 square feet);

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one restaurant/cafeteria

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providing food service for the students, staff, guests

and visitors

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limited to a maximum service

 floor area of 69.7 square metres

(750 square feet) excluding kitchen space shared with the dormitory (provided

in 6 below);

6.

Accessory student dormitory facility:

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limited to one building only;

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limited to a maximum total of 32 bed spaces in one or more

sleeping units with

ancillary common living/kitchen/study facilities;

7.

Accessory Residential Use under Section 4.10(2) shall be permitted and);

8.

Accessory buildings and uses in accordance with Section 4

35A.2

Conditions of Use

1.

Accessory Uses in this zone include:

i)

administrative functions directly associated with the use elements on site;

ii)

display functions;

iii)

classroom and lecture facilities;

iv)

labs, workshops, library and resource and study areas;

v)

greenhouses, storage sheds and public washroom facilities;

vi)

observations platforms and towers limited to 15.2 metres (50 feet) maximum

height and;

vii)

garden/arboretum plots.

2.

Student accommodation under Section 35A.1.6 above shall not be used for tourist

commercial accommodation

 and no other residential components permitted shall

be used for tourist commercial accommodation.

3.

Residential units shall comply with Section 4.13 minimum floor areas.

4.

In the interests of clarity, the following conditions shall apply