---
title: "I4 zone in Nanaimo: Industrial"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: I4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/i4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/i4.json"
---

# I4 zone in Nanaimo: Industrial

Heavy industrial development that is not compatible with residential uses

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Heavy industrial development that is not compatible with residential uses
- **Main uses:** Automobile Salvage and Wrecking Yard; Boat Construction and Repair; Cannabis Production and Processing; Chemical Plant; Composting Facility; Concrete Asphalt Plant; Crematorium; Food and Beverage Processing; Industry; Light Industry; Livestock Processing; Log Sorting and Storage; Petroleum Processing; Railway and Railway Station; Railway Yard; Recycling Depot; Recycling Plant; Seafood Processing; Storage Yard; Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids; Topsoil Processing; Truck Terminal; Tow Truck Dispatch and Storage Yard; Veterinary Clinic; Warehouse; Waste Transfer; Wholesale; Wood and Paper Processing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Daycare; Dwelling Unit; Office
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,800 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (an additional 15% where the development meets the Schedule D amenity points)
- **Maximum height:** 18 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:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m on one side; 3 m on the other
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 45 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/i4/_