---
title: "I1 zone in Princeton: Light Industrial"
place: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/princeton
zone: I1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/i1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/i1.json"
---

# I1 zone in Princeton: Light Industrial

Accommodate light industrial uses as well as a mix of service commercial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate light industrial uses as well as a mix of service commercial uses.
- **Main uses:** Auction service; Automobile repair shops including body repairs, painting, body manufacturing, engine rebuilding, tire retreading or rebuilding brake, muffler, and shock absorber service, and gasoline sales; Bottling and distribution plants; Bottle collection and recycling depots; Caretaker or security dwelling unit in conjunction with an industrial use; Cartage, freighting and trucking yards; Convenience store; Dry cleaning plants; Lawn and garden shop; Machine shop; Nursery and greenhouse; Offices, storage facilities and shops for building, developing, general and trade contracting industry; Off-street parking and loading facilities; Processing and manufacturing plants for food, soft drinks, ornamental and arts and crafts products, sign painting, printing and publishing, clothing and high technology industry; Restaurant; Retail sale or products associated with one of the permitted uses for this zone; Sale, rental and repair of light equipment and appliances; Sales and service, rental and repair of automobiles, boats, recreation vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and manufactured homes; Service industries; Service stations in conjunction with automobile repair shop; Storage facilities; Taxidermy shop; Training facility for trade related occupations, but not including training for heavy equipment operation or other heavy industrial trades; Warehouse; Veterinary clinic; Value added manufacturing plants (noise below 60 dB (A) at any parcel line; no outdoor production or storage of saw dust; no significant air, water or noise pollution)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses, buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 930 m² (10,010 ft²)
- **Maximum height:** 15 m (48 ft)
- **Front setback:** 6 m (20 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 0 m (0 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m (0 ft) on a lane; 3 m (10 ft) on one side when not on a lane
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Other rules:** Where I1 abuts any other zone other than FG: setback is 3 m (10 ft) if the adjacent zone abuts the side of the parcel and 7.5 m (56 ft) if it abuts the rear (as written in the bylaw); Outside storage abutting or facing a zone where residential use is permitted must be hidden by a fence or screen-planting; The fence or planting must not detract from adjacent uses and must be free of advertising

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022), s. 24](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311#page=78) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Princeton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/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/princeton/zoning/i1/_