{"title":"I-1 zone in Ladysmith: Light Industrial","code":"I-1","slug":"i-1","name":"Light Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"12.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate light industrial uses and employment centres in an industrial park setting.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate light industrial uses and employment centres in an industrial park setting.","quotes":["The purpose of the Light Industrial Zone is to accommodate light industrial uses and","employment centres in an Industrial Park setting."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Gas Bar","Service Station","Motor Vehicle Body Shop","Motor Vehicle Sales or Rental","Boat and Personal Watercraft Sales or Rental","Machinery and Equipment Sales or Rental","Building Supply Sales","Re-Store","Boat Building and Repair","Servicing and repair of machinery, equipment, and appliances","Restaurant","Commercial Indoor Storage","Print Shop","Auction","Laboratory","Research and Development Facility","Media Production Studio","Refund Container Recycling Depot","Manufacturing, within an enclosed Building","Welding shop, machine shop and metal fabrication","Home Improvement Service Industry","Trade Contractor Facilities","Commercial Plant Nursery","Garden Centre","Warehouse","Wholesale Sales","Cottage Industry","Brewery, Distillery, Bottling and Distribution","Tow-Truck Dispatch","Animal Day Care","Marine Sales and Service","Cannabis Micro-Cultivation","Cannabis Micro-Processing","Cannabis Research and Development","Cannabis Retail Sales (only in the shaded area of Figure 12.2.1)"],"quotes":["a) Gas Bar.","b) Service Station.","c) Motor Vehicle Body Shop.","d) Motor Vehicle Sales or Rental.","e) Boat and Personal Watercraft Sales or Rental.","f) Machinery and Equipment Sales or Rental.","g) Building Supply Sales.","h) Re-Store.","i) Boat Building and Repair.","j) Servicing and repair of machinery, equipment, and appliances.","k) Restaurant.","l) Commercial Indoor Storage.","m) Print Shop.","n) Auction.","o) Laboratory.","p) Research and Development Facility.","q) Media Production Studio.","r) Refund Container Recycling Depot.","s) Manufacturing, within an enclosed Building.","t) Welding shop, machine shop and metal fabrication.","u) Home Improvement Service Industry.","v) Trade Contractor Facilities.","w) Commercial Plant Nursery.","x) Garden Centre.","y) Warehouse.","z) Wholesale Sales.","aa) Cottage Industry.","bb) Brewery, Distillery, Bottling and Distribution.","cc) Tow-Truck Dispatch.","dd) Animal Day Care.","ee) Marine Sales and Service.","ff) Cannabis Micro-Cultivation","gg) Cannabis Micro-Processing","hh) Cannabis Research and Development","ii) Cannabis Retail Sales but only in the Parcels that are zoned I-1 and contained"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Office","Food Truck","Sani-Dump Station","Caretaker Dwelling"],"note":"Caretaker Dwelling is limited to one dwelling unit per parcel, on the second storey (entrance may be on the first storey).","quotes":["a) Office.","b) Food Truck.","c) Sani-Dump Station.","d) Caretaker Dwelling, subject to Part 6, Section 6.6 and Part 12, Section 12.2(8)."]},"site_specific":{"value":["1030 Oyster Bay Drive (Lot 1, District Lot 24, Oyster District, Plan VIP72824 except part in Plan VIP81529): additional principal uses Retail Sales, Office, Coffee Shop, Personal Service Establishment, Commercial School, Indoor Recreation Facility, Visitor Centre, Veterinary Clinic, Animal Grooming, up to 1,460.0 square metres total gross floor area (units up to 465.0 square metres, or 700.0 square metres for Retail Sales)","1251 Rocky Creek Road (I-1 zoned portion of the parcel in Figure 12.1.1): Storage for Boats and Boathouses, and Boathouse Construction as principal uses; Retail Sales as accessory use","1280 Rocky Creek Road (Lot 7, District Lot 38, Oyster District, Plan VIP73070): Marshalling Yard is a permitted accessory use with a hard-surfaced, graded area and an oil/water separator","1148 Rocky Creek Road (Parcel E, District Lot 38 Oyster District PLN EPP36585), 1152 Rocky Creek Road (Lot 1 District Lot 38 Oyster District Plan VIP86027) and 1144 Rocky Creek Road (Lot D District Lot 38 Oyster District Plan EPP36585): Cannabis Cultivation and Cannabis Processing are permitted principal uses, entirely within an enclosed building"],"quotes":["(1030 Oyster Bay Drive), the following additional","Principal Uses are permitted to a maximum total Gross Floor Area of 1,460.0","Area of 465.0 square metres, or 700.0 square metres in the case of Retail","i) Retail Sales ii) Office","Parcel illustrated in Figure 12.1.1 1251 Rocky Creek Road:","i) Storage for Boats and Boathouses; and","ii) Boathouse Construction.","i) Retail Sales","VIP73070 (1280 Rocky Creek Road), Marshalling Yard is a permitted Accessory","oil/water separator.","Creek Road), Cannabis Cultivation and Cannabis Processing are permitted","(1152 Rocky Creek Road), Cannabis Cultivation and Cannabis Processing are","EPP36585 (1144 Rocky Creek Road), Cannabis Cultivation and Cannabis"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"600 square metres (0.8 hectares for a parcel without community water and sewer services)","quotes":["a) No Parcel shall be created which has a Parcel Area less than 600 square","is less than 0.8 hectares of area."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"24.38 metres (frontage)","quotes":["c) No Parcel shall be created with a Lot Frontage that is less than 24.38 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75.0 percent","quotes":["b) No Buildings or Structures shall exceed a Parcel Coverage of 75.0 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.7","quotes":["a) The Floor Space Ratio shall not exceed 0.7."]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 metres to the highest point of the roof","quotes":["a) No Principal Building shall exceed a Height of 12.0 metres, measured to the"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.5 metres to the highest point of the roof","quotes":["b) No Accessory Building or Structure shall exceed a Height of 7.5 metres,"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 metres","quotes":["Front Parcel Line 6.0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 metres","quotes":["Rear Parcel Line 3.0 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 metres","quotes":["Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 3.0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 metres","quotes":["Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 3.0 metres"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)","url":"https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the consolidation is not a legal document and certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. R-2-D2 (10.6) is reserved for future use and has no zone text."},"source_url":"https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=127","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ladysmith","name":"Ladysmith","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/i-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/i-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/i-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/index.json"}}