{"title":"I-3 zone in Clearwater: Heavy Industrial","code":"I-3","slug":"i-3","name":"Heavy Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"10.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"The broadest range of industrial uses, including all I-2 uses plus extensive outdoor industrial activities; allows only a very limited range of commercial uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"The broadest range of industrial uses, including all I-2 uses plus extensive outdoor industrial activities; allows only a very limited range of commercial uses.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to accommodate the broadest range of industrial uses including","all of those set out in the I-2: Light Industrial Zone but also extensive, outdoor industrial","allows a very limited range of commercial uses so as to protect the affordable industrial land"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["All uses permitted in the I-2 zone","Aggregate including rock, sand and gravel stockpiling, processing and sale","Medical marihuana production facility","Primary resource processing","Processing of concrete products and ready-mix concrete","Asphalt processing plant","Manufacturing"],"quotes":["all uses permitted in the I-2 zone;","aggregate including rock, sand and gravel stockpiling, processing and sale;","medical marihuana production facility;","primary resource processing;","processing of concrete products and ready-mix concrete;","asphalt processing plant; and","manufacturing."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Materials handling equipment, scales and storage buildings","Commercial vehicle storage","Office accessory to the operation of any of the principal uses permitted in this zone","Retail sales accessory to the operation of any of the principal uses permitted in this zone","Outdoor storage","Restaurant","One caretaker dwelling unit"],"quotes":["materials handling equipment, scales and storage buildings","commercial vehicle storage","office accessory to the operation of any of the principal uses permitted in this zone","retail sales accessory to the operation of any of the principal uses permitted in this zone","outdoor storage","restaurant","one caretaker dwelling unit"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1 hectare (2.5 acres)","quotes":["a) The minimum lot area for a lot created by subdivision shall be 1 hectare (2.5 acres)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 m (66 ft)","quotes":["b) The minimum frontage of a lot shall be 20 metres (66ft)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"No maximum","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage No maximum"]},"max_height":{"value":"No maximum","quotes":["Maximum Building Height No maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (20 ft)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 6 metres (20ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"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","quotes":["Rear Lot Line 3 metres (10ft)","the rear lot line or interior side lot line setbacks do not apply.","(25ft) from the boundary of each lot that adjoins or abuts the Rural or Residential zone.","must be setback a minimum of 7.5 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"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","quotes":["Interior Side Lot Line 3 metres (10ft)","the rear lot line or interior side lot line setbacks do not apply.","(25ft) from the boundary of each lot that adjoins or abuts the Rural or Residential zone.","must be setback a minimum of 7.5 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres (15ft)"]},"other":{"value":["An accessory office cannot exceed 25% of the gross floor area of the principal uses on the lot"],"quotes":["a) An accessory office shall not exceed 25% of the gross floor area of the principal uses on"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025)","url":"https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Consolidated for convenience only. The District is preparing a replacement Zoning Bylaw (a draft dated 2026-10-09 is on its zoning page); Bylaw 133 is the one in force until that is adopted. The zoning map is Schedule A."},"source_url":"https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297#page=69","place":{"path":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/i-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/i-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/i-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/index.json"}}