{"title":"U3 zone in Sidney: Regional Transportation (Water)","code":"U3","slug":"u3","name":"Regional Transportation (Water)","group":"Public","section":"4.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Water for marine transportation facilities that serve the needs of the region.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Water for marine transportation facilities that serve the needs of the region.","quotes":["To provide water for marine transportation facilities that serve the"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Assembly Hall","Boat Launch","Breakwater","Class 1 Restaurant (conditional)","Class 2 Restaurant (conditional)","Ferry Terminal","Fish Processing","Loading / Unloading of Marine Cargo","Marine Moorage (conditional)","Marine Rental or Charter Operation","Outdoor Retail (conditional)","Retail Sales"],"quotes":["Assembly Hall P P","Boat Launch P P","Breakwater P","Class 1 Restaurant C (4.7.2) C (4.7.2) C (4.7.2)","Class 2 Restaurant (4.7.2) C (4.7.2) C (4.7.2)","Ferry Terminal P","Fish Processing C (4.7.3) P","Loading / Unloading of","Marine Moorage C (4.7.6)","Marine Rental or Charter","Outdoor Retail C (4.7.8) C (4.7.8) C (4.7.8)","Retail Sales P P P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory, Building, Structure, or Use"],"quotes":["Accessory, Building,"]},"max_height":{"value":"8.0 m above the crown of adjacent street","quotes":["8.0m above the","crown of adjacent"]},"other":{"value":["Marine Moorage: no vessel moored longer than 24 consecutive hours","Outdoor Retail: vending area at most 10 m² per vendor and 15% of the lot, set back 1 m from any property line"],"quotes":["a. No vessel shall be moored longer than 24 consecutive hours.","b. The vending area for each vendor shall not exceed an area of 10 square metres.","c. The entire vending area shall not exceed 15% of the subject lot area.","d. Vending areas shall be set back a minimum of 1 metre from any property line."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025)","url":"https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=46","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sidney","name":"Sidney","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/u3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/u3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/u3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/index.json"}}