---
title: "I-1 zone in Clearwater: Vehicle Wrecking"
place: Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/clearwater
zone: I-1
bylaw: District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/i-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/i-1.json"
---

# I-1 zone in Clearwater: Vehicle Wrecking

Vehicle wrecking and storage compounds in suitable areas; this use is not permitted in any other zone.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Vehicle wrecking and storage compounds in suitable areas; this use is not permitted in any other zone.
- **Main uses:** Vehicle wrecking
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Vehicle repair and painting; One caretaker dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 1 hectare (2.5 acres)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No maximum
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (33 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft); does not apply where the lot adjoins or abuts a lot in an Industrial zone
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft); does not apply where the lot adjoins or abuts a lot in an Industrial zone
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Other rules:** Vehicle wrecking land must be dust free at all times; No vehicle storage within 30 metres of the natural boundary of any stream or watercourse; Battery acid neutralization and waste oil storage facilities must be provided; Wrecking and storage areas must be graded so no oil or gas can drain into any stream or watercourse

## Source

- [District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025), s. 10.1](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297#page=64) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Clearwater: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/i-1/_