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title: "IH zone in Creston: Industrial Heavy Zone"
place: Creston, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/creston
zone: IH
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, 2022 (consolidated to June 16, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/zoning/ih/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/zoning/ih.json"
---

# IH zone in Creston: Industrial Heavy Zone

Industrial uses with regulated emissions and heavy truck traffic that generate local employment, located where they do not affect Creston’s small town character

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Industrial uses with regulated emissions and heavy truck traffic that generate local employment, located where they do not affect Creston’s small town character
- **Main uses:** Aggregate storage; Concrete plant; Heavy manufacturing; Public works yard; Sawmill
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Business or professional office; Outdoor storage
- **Minimum lot area:** 2000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70%
- **Maximum height:** 12.2 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 12.2 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings (setbacks apply to all buildings and structures)
- **Other rules:** Where the parcel abuts a residential or commercial zone, no building or structure may be less than 10.0 m from the lot boundary

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, 2022 (consolidated to June 16, 2026), s. 7.14](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Zoning-1958.pdf#page=53) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Creston: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/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/creston/zoning/ih/_