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I2 zone in Fort St James: Industrial Heavy

Fort St James, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Large lots suitable for heavy industrial users.

Zone rules

PurposeLarge lots suitable for heavy industrial users.
Main uses
  • 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
Also allowed (secondary uses)Accessory buildings
Minimum lot area16,000 m² (1.6 hectares)
Minimum lot width30 m
Maximum lot coverage60%
Maximum height15 m
Front setback7.5 m on any lot that abuts a highway, landscaped to its full width and depth
Rear setbackNone required, except 6 m where the lot abuts a Residential or Rural Residential district
Interior side setbackNone required, except 6 m where the lot abuts a Residential or Rural Residential district (no eaves or overhangs in the side yard)
Other rules
  • 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

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025, s. 6.2 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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