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

# I-2 zone in Cumberland: Industrial

Intensive industrial development; preserves land for industry.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Intensive industrial development; preserves land for industry.
- **Main uses:** Automotive and Equipment Services, Industrial; Care Facility, Child; Care Facility, Community; Fleet Services Facility; Greenhouse, Commercial; Industrial, Heavy; Natural Resource Extraction; Production Facility, Food; Recycling Facility; Silviculture; Storage, Warehouse; Wrecking Yard
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Bulk Fuel Storage; Caretaker Suite; Containers; Education Services; Mobile Vending; Parking Lot; Professional Services, Public-Facing; Sawmill; Storage, Outdoor; Wholesale Services (Outdoor storage may include the temporary storage of up to three detached dwelling units being moved between lots.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 7,500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (70% including impermeable surfaces); greenhouses are exempt from lot coverage
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling unit per lot (as a caretaker suite); FAR 0.75
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 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

## 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-2/_