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I2 zone in Nanaimo: Light Industrial

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

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeIndustrial 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 area1,200 m²
Minimum lot width15 m
Maximum lot coverage40% (an additional 15% where the development meets the Schedule D amenity points)
Maximum height12 m
Front setback7.5 m (4.5 m where the area between the building and the front property line is landscaped and not used for parking)
Rear setback4.5 m
Interior side setback6 m on one side; 0 m on the other
Street side setback4.5 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 (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. The bylaw is organised by part (one part per zone family, with shared use and regulation tables), so zone line ranges cover the whole part. CD3 is deleted in the bylaw. Zones R1a and R1b are subzones of R1 (R1 / R1a / R1b). 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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