Cranbrook, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07
In short
Light Industrial Zone: manufacturing, trade, storage and service industries.
Zone rules
Purpose
Light Industrial Zone: manufacturing, trade, storage and service industries.
Main uses
Automotive sales and rental, automotive service, parts and accessories
Building supply, lawn and garden shop
Mobile home or manufactured home sales
Recreational vehicle sales, service, parts and accessories
Eating establishment and drinking establishment, excluding drive-in food service and excluding a nightclub
Manufacturing, including incidental packaging, wholesaling, retailing, rental and storage (food and beverage; tire; carpentry and furniture; monument; welding shop; clay and concrete; petroleum and chemical; leather tannery; equipment and machinery; electrical, electronic and communication products)
Building, developing and general contracting industry
Trade contracting industry
Engineering service
Refrigerated warehousing industry
Storage and warehousing industry including the storage of recreational vehicles
Printing and publishing industry
Wholesale trade industry
Services to buildings and dwellings
Taxidermy shop
Auction sales
Veterinary clinic
Animal grooming service
Kennel and dog pound
Poultry hatchery
Government office
Public works, vehicle storage and equipment storage yard
Limited recycling depot
Sports and Fitness Facility
Courier service
Auto body shop
Trucking and Freight Terminal
Tattoo studio
Barber and beauty shop
Cannabis Standard Cultivation Operation, Cannabis Standard Processing Operation, Cannabis Sale for Medical Purposes Operation (subject to Section 4.20)
Cannabis Micro Cultivation Operation (subject to Section 4.20)
Cannabis Nursery (subject to Section 4.20)
Also allowed (secondary uses)
Retail sales accessory to a permitted use
Office accessory to a permitted use
Security suite
Outdoor storage yard accessory to a permitted use
Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
Extra uses on specific lots
Thrift Store: Lot 1, District Lots 4 and 29, Kootenay District, Plan 7191 Except Part Included in Plan 8005, only
Amusement Park: Lot 1, District Lot 28 & 2871, Kootenay District, Plan 8133, Except Plan NEP 68546, only
Minimum lot area
1858.0 m²
Minimum lot width
Front parcel line at least 15.0 m
Maximum lot coverage
70% of the parcel
Maximum density
One security suite per parcel
Maximum height
18.5 m
Front setback
7.6 m
Rear setback
4.5 m; 15.0 m where the rear yard abuts a Residential Zone; no rear yard required where it abuts a rail right-of-way
Interior side setback
4.5 m; 15.0 m where the side yard abuts a Residential Zone
Street side setback
7.6 m
Other rules
Business must be conducted inside a completely enclosed building, except for parking and loading, screened storage yards, display areas and the Amusement Park
Outdoor storage, display and outdoor operations at least 15.0 m from a parcel line abutting a Residential Zone
Parking and loading spaces at least 15.0 m from a parcel line abutting a Residential Zone
Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per Part (zone text is in Parts 7.03 to 7.32; each zone's source_url is its Part). The consolidation is for convenience purposes only and is not a legal document; the original bylaws prevail. Bylaw 4161, 2024 (June 10, 2024) replaced RS with R-1 and deleted the old R-1, RD, R-2, R-3A and CD-8 sections. The Part 7.01 file on the City's site still lists the old zone names, and the deleted Parts are not posted, so those zones are not listed here. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.