{"title":"I2 zone in Fort St James: Industrial Heavy","code":"I2","slug":"i2","name":"Industrial Heavy","group":"Industrial","section":"6.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Large lots suitable for heavy industrial users.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Large lots suitable for heavy industrial users.","quotes":["The intent of the I2 zone is to accommodate the demand for large lots suitable for heavy industrial users."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Cannabis production facility","Car wash or truck wash","Electricity generation","Gravel pits, and quarry pits which meet the approval of the authority having jurisdiction","Heavy equipment dealership and repair","Key-lock fuel installation","Light manufacturing","Machine shop and parts manufacturer","Manufacturing, including processing and storage of gravel, asphalt and tar products","Metal processing","Offices, storage buildings, workshops, warehouse and yards for trade contractors","Plumbing, sheet metal and welding workshop","Sawmill","Sheet metal fabrication","Wood processing"],"quotes":["Cannabis production facility","Car wash or truck wash","Electricity generation","Gravel pits, and quarry pits which meet the approval of the authority having jurisdiction","Heavy equipment dealership and repair","Key-lock fuel installation","Light manufacturing","Machine shop and parts manufacturer","Manufacturing, including processing and storage of gravel, asphalt and tar products","Metal processing","Offices, storage buildings, workshops, warehouse and yards for trade contractors","Plumbing, sheet metal and welding workshop","Sawmill","Sheet metal fabrication","Wood processing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"16,000 m² (1.6 hectares)","quotes":["Minimum lot area is 16,000 square metres (1.6 hectares) and minimum frontage is 30 metres."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Minimum lot area is 16,000 square metres (1.6 hectares) and minimum frontage is 30 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage is 60%."]},"max_height":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["Maximum height of a principal building or structure is 15 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m on any lot that abuts a highway, landscaped to its full width and depth","quotes":["On any lot which abuts any portion of a highway, a setback of 7.5 metres shall be provided,"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"None required, except 6 m where the lot abuts a Residential or Rural Residential district","quotes":["No rear yard shall be required except where a lot abuts a lot in a Residential or Rural Residential","district, such rear yard shall be 6 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"None required, except 6 m where the lot abuts a Residential or Rural Residential district (no eaves or overhangs in the side yard)","quotes":["No side yard shall be required except where a lot abuts a lot in a Residential or Rural Residential","district such side yard shall be 6 metres. No eaves or overhangs shall be permitted within the"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum principal building floor space 60 m² and minimum width 6 m","Industrial activity and storage outside a building must be enclosed by a wall or tight board fence at least 2 m high"],"quotes":["Principal building will have a minimum floor space of 60 square metres, and a minimum building","All industrial activity and storage not contained within a building shall be enclosed by a wall or a","tight board fence that is minimum of 2 metres high."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025","url":"https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's page posts the signed bylaw PDF; Schedule A-1 (the zoning districts map) is an image page in the PDF. No consolidation date is stated."},"source_url":"https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf#page=47","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/i2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/i2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/i2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/index.json"}}