---
title: "I3 zone in Nanaimo: High Tech Industrial"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: I3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/i3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/i3.json"
---

# I3 zone in Nanaimo: High Tech Industrial

Clean, high-tech industrial uses and supporting commercial uses

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Clean, high-tech industrial uses and supporting commercial uses
- **Main uses:** Commercial School; Custom Workshop; Daycare; Food and Beverage Processing; Laboratory; Light Industry; Manufacturing / Contractor Office; Mini Storage; Pet Day Care; Printing and Publishing Facility; Production Bakery; Production Studio; Railway and Railway Station; Refund Container Recycling Depot; Repair Shop; Recreational Facility; Research Facility; Restaurant; Service Industry; Sign Shop; Social Service Resource Centre; Tools / Equipment Rentals and Sales; Veterinary Clinic; Warehouse; Wholesale
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Daycare; Dwelling Unit; Office; Retail
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Data Centre: 2086 and 2090 East Wellington Road; Helicopter Landing Pad: 1985 Boxwood Road; Office: 2100 and 2080 Labieux Road; 1605 Fielding Road (office limited to 12,077 m² there); Personal Care Facility: 1850 Boxwood Road
- **Minimum lot area:** 900 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (an additional 15% where the development meets the Schedule D amenity points)
- **Maximum height:** 14 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m (3 m where the area between the building and the front property line is landscaped and not used for parking)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 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/i3/_