---
title: "I-4 zone in Hope: Vehicle Wrecking"
place: Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hope
zone: I-4
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-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/i-4.json"
---

# I-4 zone in Hope: Vehicle Wrecking

Vehicle wrecking in suitable locations with minimal impact on surrounding land uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Vehicle wrecking in suitable locations with minimal impact on surrounding land uses.
- **Main uses:** Vehicle wrecking
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Office; One family residence accessory to the principal use permitted in this zone; Outdoor storage; Retail sale of vehicle parts; Salvage of manufactured goods, materials and things; Vehicle service or repair (Only 1 one family residence per parcel, located behind the principal use; an accessory office may be no more than 25% of the principal floor area.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 hectares (~5 acres)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the parcel perimeter or 40 metres (~131 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:** 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** all lot lines: 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Other rules:** Buildings next to a Residential or Commercial Zone must be at least 15 metres (~49.5 feet) from the boundary of the adjoining parcel; Land used for vehicle wrecking must be kept dust free at all times

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025), s. 12.3](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025#page=93) (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-4/_