I-1 zone in Ladysmith: Light Industrial

Ladysmith, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Accommodate light industrial uses and employment centres in an industrial park setting.

Zone rules

Purpose	Accommodate light industrial uses and employment centres in an industrial park setting.
Main uses	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)
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Office Food Truck Sani-Dump Station Caretaker Dwelling Caretaker Dwelling is limited to one dwelling unit per parcel, on the second storey (entrance may be on the first storey).
Extra uses on specific lots	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
Minimum lot area	600 square metres (0.8 hectares for a parcel without community water and sewer services)
Minimum lot width	24.38 metres (frontage)
Maximum lot coverage	75.0 percent
Maximum density	Floor Space Ratio 0.7
Maximum height	12.0 metres to the highest point of the roof
Maximum height, accessory buildings	7.5 metres to the highest point of the roof
Front setback	6.0 metres
Rear setback	3.0 metres
Interior side setback	3.0 metres
Street side setback	3.0 metres

Source: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 12.2 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. 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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