{"title":"E1 zone in Burnaby: Employment District","code":"E1","slug":"e1","name":"Employment District","group":"Industrial","section":"3.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Compatible light industrial, commercial and private recreational uses with minimal conflict with nearby residential areas; limited rental housing within 200 m of a SkyTrain station.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Compatible light industrial, commercial and private recreational uses with minimal conflict with nearby residential areas; limited rental housing within 200 m of a SkyTrain station.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to support compatible light industrial, commercial, and private recreational uses that","residential opportunities are available for rental housing within 200 m of a SkyTrain station."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal Care","Artist Studio or Workshop","Assembly and Entertainment","Cannabis Processing Facility","Child Care Facility","Commercial Kitchen","Contractor Service","Emergency Shelter","Health Care Facility","Industrial Fueling Station","Light Industrial","Nurseries and Greenhouses","Office","Production and Rehearsal Studio","Recreation and Fitness","Recycling Centre","Research and Development","Residential Sales Centre","Service Station","Storage Yard","Towing and Impound Lot","Trade School","Transportation Facility","Utility Services","Vehicle, Boat, and Trailer Dealership","Warehouse, Packaging, and Distribution Facility","Wholesale Facility","Works Yard"],"quotes":["Animal Care 3.1.3","Artist Studio or Workshop -","Assembly and Entertainment 3.1.3","Cannabis Processing Facility 3.1.3","Child Care Facility -","Commercial Kitchen -","Contractor Service -","Emergency Shelter Part 6-5.3","Health Care Facility -","Industrial Fueling Station 3.1.3","Light Industrial -","Nurseries and Greenhouses 3.1.3","Office -","Production and Rehearsal Studio -","Recreation and Fitness 3.1.3","Recycling Centre -","Research and Development -","Residential Sales Centre -","Service Station Part 6-4.2","Storage Yard -","Towing and Impound Lot -","Trade School -","Transportation Facility -","Utility Services -","Vehicle, Boat, and Trailer Dealership -","Warehouse, Packaging, and Distribution Facility -","Wholesale Facility -","Works Yard -"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Active Mobility Hub","Apartment Dwellings","Educational Services","Energy Generation","Live-Work Units","Mobile Retail and Restaurant","Personal and Business Services","Restaurant","Retail","Storage Facility","Showroom or Display Area","Other Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses"],"note":"Secondary and accessory uses; apartment dwellings only within 200 m of a SkyTrain station, above a principal use, as rental.","quotes":["Active Mobility Hub -","Apartment Dwellings 3.1.3","Educational Services -","Energy Generation -","Live-Work Units 3.1.3","Mobile Retail and Restaurant -","Personal and Business Services -","Restaurant -","Retail Part 6-4.1","Storage Facility 3.1.3","Showroom or Display Area 3.1.3","Other Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses Part 6-1.6, 3.1.3","(b) located on lots within 200 m of a SkyTrain station; and"]},"max_height":{"value":"8 storeys","quotes":["Maximum Height 8 storeys"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m; 9.0 m where the lot is separated by a street from a lot in an A or R District","quotes":["Street Yard Front: 6.0 m | Flanking: 4.5 m","(1) Where a lot is separated by a street from a lot in an A or R District, such front yard shall be not less","than 9.0 m and such flanking yard shall be not less than 6.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (interior rear yard); lane yard 3.0 m; 6.0 m where the lot abuts or is separated by a lane from an A or R District lot","quotes":["Interior Rear Yard 3.0 m","Lane Yard 3.0 m","(2) Where a lot abuts a lot in an A or R District or is separated by a lane therefrom, a lot line setback shall","be provided of not less than 6.0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m; may be reduced to 0.0 m if not abutting an A or R District lot and the other side yard is at least 6.0 m; 6.0 m where abutting an A or R District lot","quotes":["Interior Side Yard 3.0 m","(3) An interior side yard may be reduced to 0.0 m, provided it does not abut a lot in an A or R District and","provided that the other side yard has a width of not less than 6.0 m.","be provided of not less than 6.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m flanking; 6.0 m where separated by a street from a lot in an A or R District","quotes":["Street Yard Front: 6.0 m | Flanking: 4.5 m","than 9.0 m and such flanking yard shall be not less than 6.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["No outdoor storage within a required street yard; outdoor works and storage areas need screening at least 1.8 m high","Nightclubs are not permitted","Apartment dwellings must be rental, within 200 m of a SkyTrain station, above a principal use (not on ground level)","Live-work residential portion limited to 112 m² per dwelling unit; storage facility not permitted within 400 m of a SkyTrain Station"],"quotes":["(2) No outdoor storage areas shall be located within any required","(3) Screening of not less than 1.8 m in height shall be provided and","(1) Nightclubs not permitted.","(b) located on lots within 200 m of a SkyTrain station; and","(c) located above a principal use, and not on the ground level.","a floor area of 112 m2 per dwelling unit, which must be clearly","(1) Not permitted within 400 m of a SkyTrain Station."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2026 (Bylaw No. 14815), consolidated version without schedules","url":"https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-07/Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-Without-Schedules.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says the online version is an unofficial consolidation of Bylaw No. 14815, provided for the public's convenience. Schedules I-III (development permit area guidelines) are separate PDFs not included in the saved text."},"source_url":"https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-07/Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-Without-Schedules.pdf#page=65","place":{"path":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/e1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/e1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/e1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/index.json"}}