I3 zone in Fort St James: Industrial Intermediate

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

In short

A mix of service and light industrial uses that are not connected to municipal services.

Zone rules

Purpose	A mix of service and light industrial uses that are not connected to municipal services.
Main uses	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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory buildings
Minimum lot area	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
Minimum lot width	30 m; 10 m where the parcel size is reduced to 4,500 m²
Maximum lot coverage	60%
Maximum height	10 m or two storeys, whichever is less (residential buildings: 10 m or two storeys, whichever is less)
Maximum height, accessory buildings	5 m
Front setback	7.5 m on any lot that abuts a highway, landscaped to its full width and depth
Rear setback	None required, except 6 m where the lot abuts a Residential or Rural Residential district
Interior side setback	None 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 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

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025, s. 6.3 (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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