---
title: "I2 zone in North Cowichan: Industrial Heavy"
place: North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-cowichan
zone: I2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/i2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/i2.json"
---

# I2 zone in North Cowichan: Industrial Heavy

Main uses: All Industrial Light Zone (I1) Permitted Uses, Automobile Wrecking or Salvage Yard, Bulk Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids, Boat Terminals and Dock, Cannabis Production Facility, and 10 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** All Industrial Light Zone (I1) Permitted Uses; Automobile Wrecking or Salvage Yard; Bulk Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids; Boat Terminals and Dock; Cannabis Production Facility; Helicopter Landing Pad; Mobile Food Service; Municipal/Regional Government Offices; Pier, Wharf, and Related Facility; Private Airplane Landing Strip; Railway Yard; Recycling Industrial Use; Sawmills, Pulpmills, and Planing Mills; Slaughterhouse; Works Yard
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Up to 25 shipping containers permitted at 3900 Drinkwater Road
- **Minimum lot area:** 16,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 90 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot area
- **Front setback:** 8.0 m; 46 m when abutting any Other Zone
- **Rear setback:** 0 m; 46 m when abutting any Other Zone
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m; 46 m when abutting any Other Zone
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 8.0 m, side 0 m, rear 0 m (46 m for each when abutting any Other Zone)
- **Other rules:** Any lot line abutting an Arterial Highway has a minimum setback of 18 m; Slaughterhouses: front, side and rear setbacks of 92 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026), s. 77](https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf#page=108) (read 2026-11-07)

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