---
title: "I2 zone in Sidney: Private Facilities"
place: Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sidney
zone: I2
bylaw: "Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/i2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/i2.json"
---

# I2 zone in Sidney: Private Facilities

To provide land for private institutional facilities and services to meet the needs of the general public.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To provide land for private institutional facilities and services to meet the needs of the general public.
- **Main uses:** Education Facility; Assembly Hall; Child Care Facility; Food Bank; Place of Worship (Child care facilities are only allowed together with another permitted use.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Use, Building, or Structure
- **Minimum lot area:** 1000m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum height:** 9.5m (maximum 2.5 storeys); towers with places of worship up to 15m
- **Front setback:** 6.0m
- **Rear setback:** 5.5m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0m

## Source

- [Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025), s. 4.8](https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=48) (read 2026-11-07)

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