---
title: "I-1 zone in Cumberland: Service Industry"
place: Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cumberland
zone: I-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025 (consolidated July 27, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning/i-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning/i-1.json"
---

# I-1 zone in Cumberland: Service Industry

Service commercial and low-impact industrial uses on larger lots, mostly outside the Urban Containment Boundary.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Service commercial and low-impact industrial uses on larger lots, mostly outside the Urban Containment Boundary.
- **Main uses:** Automotive and Equipment Services, Light; Care Facility, Child; Care Facility, Community; Fleet Services Facility; Greenhouse, Commercial; Industrial, Light; Kennel; Plant Nursery; Production Facility, Alcohol; Production Facility, Cannabis; Production Facility, Food; Recreation Services, Indoor; Retail Sales; Storage, Indoor; Veterinary Services; Wholesale Services
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Caretaker Suite; Containers; Education Services; Food Services; Mobile Vending; Parking Lot; Professional Services, Public-Facing; Storage, Outdoor; Storage, Warehouse (Food services up to 150.0 m²; outdoor storage may include temporary storage of up to three detached dwelling units being moved between lots.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Gas Station (principal use): LOT A OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 10, COMOX DISTRICT AND OF DISTRICT LOT 24, NELSON DISTRICT, PLAN 5444 (4690 Cumberland Road), with fuel pumps at least 4.5 m from all lot lines
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (80% including impermeable surfaces)
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling unit per lot (as a caretaker suite); FAR 1.0
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, side 7.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: combined maximum floor area 10% of lot area; Retail sales: maximum floor area 930.0 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025 (consolidated July 27, 2026), s. 12.1](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bylaw-1238-consolidated_27Jul2026_nav.pdf#page=109) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Cumberland: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/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/cumberland/zoning/i-1/_