{"title":"W1-U zone in Sidney: Marine Industrial - Upland","code":"W1-U","slug":"w1-u","name":"Marine Industrial - Upland","group":"Industrial","section":"4.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"An area of transition between marine industrial uses on Harbour Road and neighbouring residential areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"An area of transition between marine industrial uses on Harbour Road and neighbouring residential areas.","quotes":["To provide an area of transition between marine industrial uses on","Harbour Road and neighbouring residential areas."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist Studio","Boat Repair and Manufacturing (conditional)","Boat Sales and Rental","Brew Pub (conditional)","Class 1 Restaurant (conditional)","Class 2 Restaurant (conditional)","Customs Facility","Dwelling Unit (conditional)","Education Facility (conditional)","Marine Dry Storage (conditional)","Marine Rental or Charter Operation","Office","Outdoor Retail (conditional)","Outside Storage (conditional)","Pub (conditional)","Recreation Rental","Retail Sales (conditional)","Warehousing, Closed Storage, or Distribution (conditional)"],"quotes":["Artist Studio P P","Boat Repair and","Boat Sales and Rental P P P","Brew Pub C (4.6.2) and C (4.6.2) and","Class 1 Restaurant C (4.6.3) C (4.6.3) C (4.6.3)","Class 2 Restaurant C (4.6.3) C (4.6.3) C (4.6.3)","Customs Facility P P P","Dwelling Unit C (4.6.4) C (4.6.4)","Education Facility C (4.6.7) C (4.6.7) C (4.6.7)","Marine Dry Storage C (4.6.15) C (4.6.15)","Marine Rental or Charter","Office C (4.6.8) P C (4.6.8)","Outdoor Retail C (4.6.17) C (4.6.17)","Outside Storage C (4.6.10) C (4.6.10)","Pub C (4.6.3) C (4.6.3) C (4.6.3)","Recreation Rental P P","Retail Sales C (4.6.12) C (4.6.13) C (4.6.12)","Warehousing, Closed"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Use, Building or Structure","Home Occupation (conditional)"],"quotes":["Accessory Use, Building or","Home Occupation C (4.6.5) C (4.6.5) C (4.6.5)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2000 m²","quotes":["W1-U 2000m2 70% 12.0m 3"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70%","quotes":["W1-U 2000m2 70% 12.0m 3"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["1 dwelling"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m; maximum 3 storeys","quotes":["W1-U 2000m2 70% 12.0m 3"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.0 m","quotes":["W1-U 1.0m 5.5m 3.0m (2) 4.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5.5 m","quotes":["W1-U 1.0m 5.5m 3.0m (2) 4.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m where the lot line abuts land designated Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential in the OCP","quotes":["W1-U 1.0m 5.5m 3.0m (2) 4.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["W1-U 1.0m 5.5m 3.0m (2) 4.5m"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units cannot be in the first storey; they need a covenant about nearby marine industrial and commercial uses and must be on land above the natural boundary","Retail Sales must front a street and be in the first storey only"],"quotes":["iv. in the W1-U zone, are not permitted within the first storey of a building.","are subject to a restrictive covenant expressing knowledge of surrounding marine","are permitted only on land lots above the natural boundary;","i. front directly onto a street; and","ii. be located in the first storey only."]}},"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=42","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/w1-u/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/w1-u.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/w1-u.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/index.json"}}