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I2 zone in North Cowichan: Industrial Heavy

North Cowichan, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 lotsUp to 25 shipping containers permitted at 3900 Drinkwater Road
Minimum lot area16,000 m²
Minimum lot width90 m
Maximum lot coverage50% of the lot area
Front setback8.0 m; 46 m when abutting any Other Zone
Rear setback0 m; 46 m when abutting any Other Zone
Interior side setback0 m; 46 m when abutting any Other Zone
Accessory building setbacksfront 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 (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 The cover says the bylaw was consolidated by the Corporate Officer; the repealed zones CD3, CD5 and CD7 are not listed. Suffix a or b on a zone code (for example W2a) marks a sub-zone with additional uses (s. 44). 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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