{"title":"W1 zone in Sidney: Marine Industrial","code":"W1","slug":"w1","name":"Marine Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"4.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A unique mix of industrial, commercial and marine uses to complement the marine nature of the area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A unique mix of industrial, commercial and marine uses to complement the marine nature of the area.","quotes":["To provide for a unique mix of industrial, commercial and marine","uses to complement the marine nature of the area."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist Studio","Boat Launch","Boat Repair and Manufacturing","Boat Sales and Rental","Brew Pub (conditional)","Class 1 Restaurant (conditional)","Class 2 Restaurant (conditional)","Customs Facility","Dwelling Unit (conditional)","Education Facility (conditional)","Loading / Unloading of Marine Cargo","Marina","Marine Dry Storage (conditional)","Marine Fueling Station","Marine Fuel Storage (conditional)","Marine Rental or Charter Operation","Office (conditional)","Outdoor Retail (conditional)","Outside Storage (conditional)","Pub (conditional)","Retail Sales (conditional)","Warehousing, Closed Storage, or Distribution (conditional)"],"quotes":["Artist Studio P P","Boat Launch 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)","Loading / Unloading of Marine","Marina P P","Marine Dry Storage C (4.6.15) C (4.6.15)","Marine Fueling Station P P","Marine Fuel Storage C (4.6.11)","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)","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 2000m2 70% crown of Harbour"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70%","quotes":["W1 2000m2 70% crown of Harbour"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["1 dwelling"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.5 m above the crown of Harbour Road","quotes":["9.5m above the","W1 2000m2 70% crown of Harbour"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.0 m","quotes":["W1 1.0m 3.0m (2) 1.0m"]},"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 1.0m 3.0m (2) 1.0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.0 m","quotes":["W1 1.0m 3.0m (2) 1.0m"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units need a covenant about nearby marine industrial and commercial uses, only on land above the natural boundary, and only together with another permitted or conditional use","Brew Pub: brewing floor area at most 200 m²","Outside Storage only as an accessory use to boat maintenance facilities, screened","Marine fuel storage must be underground and for boat fuel distribution only"],"quotes":["are subject to a restrictive covenant expressing knowledge of surrounding marine","are permitted only on land lots above the natural boundary;","are only permitted in conjunction with another permitted or conditional use; and","brewing component shall not exceed 200 square metres.","ii. permitted only as an accessory use to maintenance facilities for the manufacturing,","a. Fuel storage shall be underground and shall be utilized for the purpose of the distribution of"]}},"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/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/w1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/w1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/index.json"}}