---
title: "I-3 zone in Cumberland: Refuse Industrial"
place: Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cumberland
zone: I-3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning/i-3.json"
---

# I-3 zone in Cumberland: Refuse Industrial

Accommodates the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) Waste Facility.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodates the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) Waste Facility.
- **Main uses:** Compost Facility; Recycling Facility; Refuse Disposal Facility (Refuse disposal facility is not permitted in the northern portion of the Comox Valley Waste Management Centre lot (shown on the bylaw's figure), except for a leachate equalization pond.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Caretaker Suite; Containers; Education Services; Parking Lot; Professional Services, Public-Facing; Storage, Outdoor
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Refuse disposal facility is not permitted (except a leachate equalization pond) in the northern portion of LOT A, SECTIONS 26, 27, 34 AND 35, TOWNSHIP 10, COMOX DISTRICT, PLAN EPP111857 (Comox Valley Waste Management Centre), as shown in Figure 12-1
- **Minimum lot area:** 7,500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of lot perimeter
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling unit per lot (as a caretaker suite); FAR 0.75
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 15.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 15.0 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-3/_