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I-1A zone in Ladysmith: Live/Work Industrial

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

In short

Accommodate smaller scale business enterprises and low-impact light industrial uses with optional second storey residential use.

Zone rules

PurposeAccommodate smaller scale business enterprises and low-impact light industrial uses with optional second storey residential use.
Main uses
  • Office
  • Personal Service Establishment
  • Personal Repair Service
  • Media Production Studio
  • Artist Studio
  • Commercial School
  • Print Shop
  • Research and Development Facility
  • Machinery and Equipment Rental
  • Boat Building and Repair
  • Manufacturing
  • Trade Contractors Facilities
  • Home Improvement Service Industry
  • Warehouse
  • Wholesale Sales
Trade Contractors Facilities, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Boat Building and Repair, Wholesale Sales and Personal Repair Service may only be on the first storey.
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Retail Sales
  • Dwelling Unit (second storey only)
  • Home Based Business
A Dwelling Unit use shall only be located on the second storey.
Minimum lot area600 square metres
Minimum lot width24.38 metres (frontage)
Maximum lot coverage75.0 percent
Maximum height11.0 metres to the highest point of the roof
Maximum height, accessory buildings7.5 metres to the highest point of the roof
Front setback4.5 metres
Rear setback3.0 metres
Interior side setback3.0 metres
Street side setback3.0 metres
Other rules
  • A dwelling unit may have a floor area up to 140.0 square metres
  • All permitted uses must be conducted entirely within a building
  • No uses that create external odours, fumes, dust, heat, glare or electrical interference are permitted
  • Parking: at least one space per dwelling unit and one per 100 square metres of business and industrial gross floor area

Source: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 12.1 (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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