I3 zone in District of North Vancouver: Light Industrial Zone

District of North Vancouver, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

A mix of clean, environmentally safe industrial activities and servicing uses, plus a limited range of office-type uses that can buffer commercial/residential zones from other industrial zones

Zone rules

Purpose	A mix of clean, environmentally safe industrial activities and servicing uses, plus a limited range of office-type uses that can buffer commercial/residential zones from other industrial zones
Main uses	Animal shelter Artist’s studio Auction room Automotive body shops Automotive repair shops Billiard hall Building supply establishment Business/office support services Clubs Contractor services Custom manufacturing Delivery services Equipment rental establishments Fitness centre Gun shop Hobby beer and wine-making establishments Household repair services Industrial product sales establishments Light manufacturing Media-related establishments Mini-warehousing Parking structure Pet care establishment Recreation vehicle sales/rental/leasing establishments Research and development establishments Retail food services School, trade Specialized light industrial and technological establishments Veterinarian Warehousing Wholesaling Works yard Several uses (e.g. automotive repair, contractor services with manufacturing, delivery services, gun shops) are not permitted within 50m (164 ft.) of a residential lot.
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Administrative offices Caretaker unit Display, sales and reception areas Outdoor customer service areas Storage Accessory floor space limited to 25% of gross floor area; caretaker unit only with certain uses, 47m2 to 65m2, one per lot.
Maximum lot coverage	Building coverage 60%; site coverage 90% (includes exterior storage areas)
Maximum density	Floor space ratio 1.2, exclusive of a caretaker unit
Maximum height	12m (40 ft.) except where exempted under Section 407
Front setback	Minimum 1.5m (5 ft.) from a front property line
Other rules	Retail sales are only an accessory use, except auction room, building supply establishment, gun shops and recreation vehicle sales/rental/leasing Building supply establishment not more than 3,716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) gross floor area Exterior storage allowed only for certain uses and must be screened and hard surfaced

Source: District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 720 (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. Consolidated for convenience only; certified copies of the original bylaws prevail. The R1 and R2 zones (Section 525, Bylaw 8799) are listed in the consolidation's zone table but their regulations are published in a separate District document, so those two zones carry their own source_url. The zoning guide for Section 525 is saved after the main bylaw in text.txt. Comprehensive Development zones that are repealed, abandoned or defeated are not listed. 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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