{"title":"I3 zone in Fort St James: Industrial Intermediate","code":"I3","slug":"i3","name":"Industrial Intermediate","group":"Industrial","section":"6.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of service and light industrial uses that are not connected to municipal services.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of service and light industrial uses that are not connected to municipal services.","quotes":["The intent of the I3 zoning district is to accommodate a mix of service and light industrial uses that are"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal hospital","Automobile dealership","Automobile repair shop","Building material supply","Car wash or truck wash","Commercial nursery and greenhouse including related retail outlet","Commercial parking facility","Farm implement dealership","Gasoline service station","Gravel pits, and quarry pits which meet the approval of the authority having jurisdiction","Heavy equipment dealership and repair","Industry, light","Key-lock fuel installation","Light manufacturing","Municipal works yard","Offices, storage buildings, workshops, warehouse, and yards for trade contractors","Septic tank service","Wood processing","Wrecking yard"],"quotes":["Animal hospital","Automobile dealership","Automobile repair shop","Building material supply","Car wash or truck wash","Commercial nursery and greenhouse including related retail outlet","Commercial parking facility","Farm implement dealership","Gasoline service station","Gravel pits, and quarry pits which meet the approval of the authority having jurisdiction","Heavy equipment dealership and repair","Industry, light","Key-lock fuel installation","Light manufacturing","Municipal works yard","Offices, storage buildings, workshops, warehouse, and yards for trade contractors","Septic tank service","Wood processing","Wrecking yard"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"16,000 m² (1.6 hectares); may be reduced to 4,500 m² (0.45 hectares) where a community sewer system with adequate capacity exists","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 16,000 square metres (1.6 hectares) and minimum frontage is 30","the parcel size may be reduced to","4,500 square metres (0.45 hectares) with a minimum frontage of 10 metres."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m; 10 m where the parcel size is reduced to 4,500 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 16,000 square metres (1.6 hectares) and minimum frontage is 30","4,500 square metres (0.45 hectares) with a minimum frontage of 10 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage is 60%."]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m or two storeys, whichever is less (residential buildings: 10 m or two storeys, whichever is less)","quotes":["Maximum height of a principal building or structure is 10 metres or two storeys, whichever is","Maximum height of a residential buildings is 10 metres or two storeys, whichever is less;"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5 m","quotes":["Maximum height of an accessory building or structure is 5 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","Wrecking yards are prohibited within 100 m of Tachie Road and Highway 27","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","Wrecking Yards are prohibited within 100 metres of Tachie Road and Highway.","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=49","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/i3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/i3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/i3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/index.json"}}