---
title: "I3 zone in Kamloops: Heavy Industrial"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kamloops
zone: I3
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/i3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/i3.json"
---

# I3 zone in Kamloops: Heavy Industrial

Industry that needs extensive outdoor storage of raw, bulk or extracted materials, is not compatible with other land uses, and needs access to major transportation facilities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Industry that needs extensive outdoor storage of raw, bulk or extracted materials, is not compatible with other land uses, and needs access to major transportation facilities.
- **Main uses:** Automobile wrecking and salvage operations; batch plant; Cannabis Production, subject to Division 3, Section 3.12; crematorium; extractive industry; General Industry; Heavy Industry
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory Dwelling Unit subject to Section 11.4.7; accessory restaurant; Food Truck or Trailer; Mobile Food Concession
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Recycling Plant: Lot 2, Plan KAP85716, D.L. 249 (1782 Mission Flats Road); Wholesale distribution and accessory retail sales: Lot 2, D.L. 249, Plan KAP85716, Except Plan EPP26944 (1785 Mission Flats Road)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1 ha (0.8 ha at Lot 2, Plan KAP85716, 1782 Mission Flats Road)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum height:** Buildings 30 m; structures 30 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m (30 m from a residential zone where the lot adjoins or is across the street from one)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (0 m adjacent to a lane or railway; 30 m where lot adjoins a residential zone)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (30 m where lot adjoins a residential zone)
- **Other rules:** Minimum 30 m setback from rivers for storage of petroleum products; Minimum floor area of principal industrial building 100 m²; Accessory dwelling units must be inside the principal industrial building and no more than 40% of its floor area, to a maximum of 150 m²; Outdoor storage only as an accessory use, graded and surfaced with asphalt, concrete or approved dust-free material, and drained

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026), s. 11.4](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=233) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kamloops: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/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/kamloops/zoning/i3/_