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Sidney, British Columbia Draft, not yet reviewed Bylaw read 2026-11-07
In short A diversity of light and medium industrial uses.
Zone rules Purpose A diversity of light and medium industrial uses. Main uses Aircraft Storage Airline Operation Assembly Hall Boat Repair and Manufacturing Boat Sales and Rental Brew Pub Cannabis Processing (conditional) Car Wash Class 1 Restaurant Class 2 Restaurant Commercial Laundry or Dry-Cleaning Commercial Printer or Publisher Convenience Store Dwelling Unit (conditional) Education Facility Film Studio Fitness Centre Funeral Service Facility (conditional) Gas Bar Impound Yard Indoor Amusement Industrial Fueling Station Laboratory or Research Establishment Landscape Supply, Plant Nursery and/or Greenhouse Mail Sorting Major Vehicle Repair Manufacturing Motor Vehicle Sales and/or Rental Office (conditional) Outdoor Retail (conditional) Outside Storage (conditional) Parking Lots Parkade Public Utility Recycling Depot (conditional) Retail Sales (conditional) Sale or Rental of Machinery, Heavy Equipment or Shipping Containers Sale, Rental or Repair of Tools or Small Equipment Service Station Storage Building, Workshop and/or Yard (conditional) Taxi Dispatch Centre Telecommunications Tower (conditional) Truck Terminal Warehousing, Closed Storage, or Distribution Wholesale Sales Also allowed (secondary uses) Accessory Use, Building, or Structure Home Occupation (conditional) Minimum lot area 2000 m² Maximum density 1 dwelling unit per lot Maximum height Buildings 15.0 m; containers and outside storage 9.0 m; telecommunication towers 22.0 m Front setback 7.5 m Interior side setback 6.0 m; where a lot has two interior side lot lines, one of them must be at least 6 m Street side setback 7.5 m Other rules Dwelling units are only allowed as an accessory use, not in the first storey, and need a covenant about nearby industrial, airport and commercial uses Outside Storage is only allowed as an accessory use, in rear and interior side yards (and exterior side yard if it abuts Highway 17) Retail Sales limited to certain items (e.g. pet food, vehicle parts, items made on-site, building supply) Funeral Service Facility cannot include a crematorium
Source: Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025), s. 4.5 (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 Town says the consolidation is for convenience only and is not admissible in court under the Evidence Act; certified copies come from the Corporate Administrator. The consolidation lists amendments to 2025 only. 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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