{"title":"W2 zone in Lake Country: Intensive Water Use","code":"W2","slug":"w2","name":"Intensive Water Use","group":"Public","section":"18.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A diverse and concentrated range of water activities consistent with the upland use, maintaining foreshore public access","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A diverse and concentrated range of water activities consistent with the upland use, maintaining foreshore public access","quotes":["The purpose is to provide for a diverse and concentrated range of water activities"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["boat launches","boat lifts","boating","docks, community","docks, private","fish hatcheries","foreshore public access","marinas","piers","recreational water activities","temporary moorage","uses permitted by Provincial Crown Lands","water feature installations"],"quotes":["boat launches","docks, community","fish hatcheries","marinas","piers","water feature installations"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["food primary establishment","liquor primary establishment, minor","marine equipment rentals","marine fuel facilities","marine sani-dump facilities","retail stores, convenience","utility services, minor impact"],"quotes":["marine equipment rentals","marine fuel facilities","marine sani-dump facilities","retail stores, convenience"]},"max_height":{"value":"The lesser of 9.5 m or two storeys","quotes":["The maximum height is the lesser of 9.5 m or two storeys."]},"other":{"value":["Maximum of one dock or pier per waterfront property","Convenience retail and minor eating and drinking establishments: no more than 235 m²","Boating is restricted to areas not marked as swimming areas by approved buoys","Camping is not permitted"],"quotes":["(i) A maximum of one dock or pier shall be allowed for each","have more than 235 m².","Boating activity is restricted to those areas not marked as swimming areas by","Camping is not permitted."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"A consolidated copy to be used for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time to verify accuracy and completeness. The bylaw's own zone table also lists DC6 (Direct Control 6), but that section is marked deleted by Bylaw 719 and is not listed below."},"source_url":"https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated#page=184","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/w2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/w2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/w2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/index.json"}}