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title: "I-3 zone in Esquimalt: McLoughlin Point Special Use"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: I-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/i-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/i-3.json"
---

# I-3 zone in Esquimalt: McLoughlin Point Special Use

The intent of this Zone is to accommodate the Core Area Liquid Wastewater

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** The intent of this Zone is to accommodate the Core Area Liquid Wastewater
- **Main uses:** Accessory office; Accessory Residential, subject to Section 26; Wastewater Treatment Plant (may include Commercial Instruction and Education, Educational Interpretive Centre, Research Establishment, Business and Professional Office, Marine Outfall, Accessory uses); Business and Professional Office; High technology uses; Accessory Retail; Hotel; Entertainment and Theatre; Boat Moorage Facility; Park
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 15% base density; 65% bonus density (wastewater treatment plant only)
- **Maximum density:** Wastewater treatment plant only: floor area ratio 0.05 (base) or 0.35 (bonus); floor area 675 square metres (base) or 4,500 square metres (bonus), excluding enclosed processing tanks and generators
- **Maximum height:** 15 metres (5.0 metres within 20 metres of the High Water Mark)
- **Front setback:** 5.75 metres minimum; main building not set back more than 6.25 metres
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Other rules:** No building within 7.5 metres of a lot line shared with a parcel zoned for a residential use; No building within 10 metres of the High Water Mark at the eastern portion of the site (as shown on Plan EPP36468), or 7.5 metres for the rest of the site; Bonus density for the wastewater treatment plant depends on conditions, including a one-time $17,000,000 contribution to the McLoughlin Point Amenity Reserve Fund; Wastewater treatment plant requires only 2 off-street parking spaces (maximum 4)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 55](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=124) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Esquimalt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/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/esquimalt/zoning/i-3/_