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title: "I-2 zone in Hope: Light/Service Industrial"
place: Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hope
zone: I-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/i-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/i-2.json"
---

# I-2 zone in Hope: Light/Service Industrial

Lands suited for light or service industrial use south of Downtown Hope or at specific locations along transportation routes, under conditions that limit conflicts with surrounding areas.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Lands suited for light or service industrial use south of Downtown Hope or at specific locations along transportation routes, under conditions that limit conflicts with surrounding areas.
- **Main uses:** Auction sales and storage; Beverage bottling and distribution; Building supply and lumber yard; Bulk fuel, heating oil and propane storage and distribution; Car wash; Cartage, delivery and moving service; Cold storage plant and frozen food locker; Commercial vehicle storage; Equipment sales, service and rental; Household and other small appliance sales and service; Industrial operation involved in the processing; Light manufacturing; Log house construction; Manufacturing and storage of pavement and concrete products; Mini-storage facility; Printing, publishing and allied trades; Public works yard and related storage; Recycling depot accepting, storing and processing solid waste products; Towing operation and associated vehicle storage; Truck terminal, bulk loading and storage facility; Truckstop; Vehicle sales or rental operation; Vehicle service or repair; Veterinary clinic; Warehousing; Wholesaling; Workshop and yard for construction companies and trade contractors
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Commercial vehicle storage; Office accessory to the operation of any of the principal uses permitted in this zone; A dwelling unit; Outdoor storage; Restaurant (A maximum of 1 dwelling unit per parcel (one family residence or a unit in the principal building); an accessory restaurant is limited to 70 square metres (~753 square feet); an accessory office to 25% of the principal floor area.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 930 square metres (~10,005 square feet) with community water and sewer; 0.4 hectares (~1 acre) with only one of the two; 1 hectare (~2.5 acres) with neither
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the parcel perimeter or 20 metres (~66 feet), whichever is greater
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No maximum
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres (~39.5 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 12 metres (~39.5 feet)
- **Front setback:** 6 metres (~20 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 3 metres (~10 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres (~10 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres (~15 feet)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 metres (~20 feet), rear 3 metres (~10 feet), interior side 3 metres (~10 feet), exterior side 4.5 metres (~15 feet)
- **Other rules:** Rear and interior side setbacks do not apply where the parcel adjoins an Industrial Zone; Buildings next to a Residential Zone must be at least 7.5 metres (~25 feet) from the boundary of the adjoining parcel; Commercial vehicle storage as a principal use: hard surface only and no more than 50% site coverage; A security watch person building may be no more than 20 square metres (~215 square feet)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025), s. 12.2](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025#page=90) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Hope: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/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/hope/zoning/i-2/_