---
title: "I2 zone in Nanaimo: Light Industrial"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: I2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/i2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/i2.json"
---

# I2 zone in Nanaimo: Light Industrial

Industrial uses that do not cause excessive noise, waste or noxious fumes

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Industrial uses that do not cause excessive noise, waste or noxious fumes
- **Main uses:** Automotive Repair; Boat Construction and Repair; Custom Workshop; Food and Beverage Processing; Laboratory; Light Industry; Lumber Yard; Manufacturing / Contractor Office; Micro Cannabis Production and Processing; Mini Storage; Prefab Home Sales and Manufacturing; Printing and Publishing Facility; Production Bakery; Production Studio; Railway and Railway Station; Railway Yard; Recycling Depot; Refund Container Recycling Depot; Repair Shop; Research Facility; Service Industry; Sign Shop; Social Service Resource Centre; Storage Yard; Tow Truck Dispatch and Storage Yard; Truck, Trailer and Heavy Equipment Sales; Warehouse; Wholesale
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Daycare; Dwelling Unit; Office; Restaurant; Retail
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Office: 2100 and 2080 Labieux Road; 1605 Fielding Road (office limited to 12,077 m² there); Seafood Processing: 232, 242, 248, and 262 Southside Drive
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,200 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (an additional 15% where the development meets the Schedule D amenity points)
- **Maximum height:** 12 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (4.5 m where the area between the building and the front property line is landscaped and not used for parking)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m on one side; 0 m on the other
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30 m; Buildings must be at least 7.5 m from any property line that abuts residential or corridor zoned property; Buildings and industrial uses must be at least 15 m from the Agricultural Land Reserve boundary

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23), s. Part 13](https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=115) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Nanaimo: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/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/nanaimo/zoning/i2/_