---
title: "I3 zone in Lake Country: Medium Format Industrial"
place: Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lake-country
zone: I3
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/i3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/i3.json"
---

# I3 zone in Lake Country: Medium Format Industrial

Regulate medium format industrial development focusing on employment-generating uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Regulate medium format industrial development focusing on employment-generating uses.
- **Main uses:** Auctioneering Establishments; Alcohol Production Facilities; Business Support Services; Commercial Schools; Contractor Services, General; Contractor Services, Limited; Convenience Vehicle Rentals; Crematorium; Custom Indoor Manufacturing; Emergency And Protective Services; Equipment Rentals; Fleet Services; Fuelling Stations; Industrial, General; Recycling Depots; Recycling Plants; Recycled Materials Drop-Off Centres; Truck And Manufactured Home Sales Rentals; Service Stations, Minor; Utility Services, Major Impact; Warehousing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Food Establishment Primary; Offices; Residential Security Operator Unit; Utility Services, Minor Impact
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Commercial Storage and Outdoor Storage on the lot identified as PID: 032-107-692 (2651 Dick Rd)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 4 storeys or 16.5 m (structures 9.0 m)
- **Front setback:** 2.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m (6.0 m where a lot adjoins a residential zone)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 2.0 m
- **Other rules:** Only one residential security operator unit is permitted on a site.; Commercial uses must have separate entries apart from the industrial access.; No continuous building frontage may exceed 75 m without articulation or other architectural treatment.; No outdoor storage of toxic, noxious, explosive, odorous or radioactive materials; dust and other emissions may not exceed provincial standards without written authorization.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026), s. 17.3](https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated#page=169) (read 2026-11-07)

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