{"title":"W2 zone in Sidney: Marina","code":"W2","slug":"w2","name":"Marina","group":"Commercial","section":"4.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Water-based marine uses of a commercial-recreational nature; applies to water lots.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Water-based marine uses of a commercial-recreational nature; applies to water lots.","quotes":["To provide for water-based marine uses of a commercial-","recreational nature. This zone applies to water lots."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boathouse (conditional)","Boat Launch","Boat Repair and Manufacturing (conditional)","Boat Sales and Rental","Breakwater","Class 1 Restaurant (conditional)","Class 2 Restaurant (conditional)","Customs Facility","Education Facility (conditional)","Liveaboard (conditional)","Loading / Unloading of Marine Cargo","Marina","Marine Fueling Station","Marine Rental or Charter Operation","Office (conditional)","Pub (conditional)","Recreation Rental","Retail Sales (conditional)"],"quotes":["Boathouse C (4.6.16)","Boat Launch P P","Boat Repair and","Boat Sales and Rental P P P","Breakwater P P","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","Education Facility C (4.6.7) C (4.6.7) C (4.6.7)","Liveaboard C (4.6.14)","Loading / Unloading of Marine","Marina P P","Marine Fueling Station P P","Marine Rental or Charter","Office C (4.6.8) P C (4.6.8)","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)"]},"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)"]},"max_height":{"value":"5.0 m above the natural boundary; maximum 1 storey","quotes":["5.0m above the","natural boundary","W2 1"]},"other":{"value":["Water lots are exempt from setbacks","Liveaboards only in marinas, at most 15% of moorage capacity, and must use holding tanks","Boathouses only in areas designated Harbour Road Marine in the Official Community Plan"],"quotes":["b. Water lots are exempt from setbacks.","i. be permitted only in marinas;","ii. take up no more than 15% of the moorage capacity of a marina at any one time.","a. Boathouses shall only be permitted in areas designated as Harbour Road Marine by the Town"]}},"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/w2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/w2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/w2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/index.json"}}