---
title: "W-3 zone in Ladysmith: Marine Industrial"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: W-3
bylaw: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/w-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/w-3.json"
---

# W-3 zone in Ladysmith: Marine Industrial

Accommodate marine and forestry-related industrial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate marine and forestry-related industrial uses.
- **Main uses:** Log Handling, Sorting, and Storage Yard; Boat Building and Repair; Marine Park; Boat Launch
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Office; Loading and Unloading associated with an upland Industrial Use
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 metres to the highest point of the roof
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 metres to the highest point of the roof
- **Other rules:** Buildings and structures (other than docks, floats, ramps and quays) must be at least 5.0 metres from the natural boundary of any body of water; No principal or accessory buildings or structures within 300 metres of the W-4 zone boundary; Permitted structures: docks, floats, ramps, quays and similar structures, and breakwater

## Source

- [Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 16.3](https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=159) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Ladysmith: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/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/ladysmith/zoning/w-3/_