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title: "I-2 zone in Clearwater: Light Industrial"
place: Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/clearwater
zone: I-2
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-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/i-2.json"
---

# I-2 zone in Clearwater: Light Industrial

A wide range of light and general industrial uses such as warehousing, wholesaling, manufacturing and assembly, plus a limited range of commercial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of light and general industrial uses such as warehousing, wholesaling, manufacturing and assembly, plus a limited range of commercial uses.
- **Main uses:** Manufacturing, processing, finishing and packaging; Auction sales; Contractors yard and building supply; Bulk fuel, heating oil and propane storage and distribution; Waste management use; Civic use; Commercial vehicle storage; Equipment sales, service and rental; Household and other small appliance sales and service; Wholesaling, warehousing and storage including outdoor storage; Nursery; Medical marihuana production facility; Processing of wood and forest products on a limited scale; Processing of sand and gravel including screening, crushing, watering and production of concrete and asphalt; Works yard; Transportation use; Vehicle sales, storage, rental, or repair, including vehicle body repair and painting; Veterinary clinic; Agricultural use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings, including materials handling equipment, scales and storage buildings; Office accessory to the operation of any of the principal uses; Retail sales accessory to the operation of any of the principal uses; Restaurant; One caretaker dwelling unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Racetrack on Lot A, District Lot 1725, KDYD, Plan KAP91502
- **Minimum lot area:** 1000 m² (0.25 acres) with community water and sewer; 2000 m² (0.5 acres) with community water but no community sewer; 1 hectare (2.5 acres) with neither
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (66 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No maximum
- **Maximum height:** No maximum
- **Front setback:** 6 m (20 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 3 m (10 ft); does not apply next to a lot in an Industrial zone; 7.5 m (25 ft) from a Rural or Residential zone boundary
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (10 ft); does not apply next to a lot in an Industrial zone; 7.5 m (25 ft) from a Rural or Residential zone boundary
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Other rules:** Commercial vehicle storage outside a building is limited to hard-surfaced areas and 50% total lot coverage; A mini-storage facility must be completely enclosed within a building; each storage unit must be 2.8 to 28 square metres (30 to 300 sqft) with ground level access and maximum interior height of 3.3 metres (11ft); An accessory security personnel building cannot exceed 20 square metres (215 sqft); An accessory office cannot exceed 25% of principal use floor area; an accessory restaurant cannot exceed 70 square metres (754 sqft)

## Source

- [District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025), s. 10.2](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297#page=66) (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-2/_