---
title: "INDL zone in Vernon: Light Industrial"
place: Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/vernon
zone: INDL
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (2024), consolidated for convenience (amendments through Bylaw 6083)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/indl/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/indl.json"
---

# INDL zone in Vernon: Light Industrial

Light industrial and a variety of small commercial businesses that may operate partly outdoors or need outdoor storage.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial and a variety of small commercial businesses that may operate partly outdoors or need outdoor storage.
- **Main uses:** Auction Sales; Bar; Cannabis Retail Store; Food and Beverage Service; Indoor Sales and Service; Light Manufacturing; Liquor Store; Minor Indoor Entertainment; Outdoor Sales & Service; Vehicle Storage; Vehicle Support Services; Crematorium; Drive-through Vehicle Services; Indoor Self Storage; Light Industrial; Major Alcohol Production; Shipping Container Storage; Community Service; Emergency Services; Recycling Drop-off Centre; Transit Facility
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Security or Operator Dwelling Unit; Accessory Parking; Cannabis Lounge; Commercial Storage; Office; Outdoor Vending; Temporary Storage; Special Event; Essential Utility; Minor Utility Services
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,025 m² (0.5 ac)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum density:** 2.0 FAR
- **Maximum height:** 15 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (abutting a street)
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m (abutting a laneway or alley)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m next to a housing-based lot; 0.0 m next to a non-housing-based lot; 0.0 m at a party wall
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (abutting a street)
- **Other rules:** Minimum landscaping 10%; One Security or Operator Dwelling Unit is permitted on a lot; Vehicle access must be from an abutting laneway where one is available

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (2024), consolidated for convenience (amendments through Bylaw 6083), s. 12.1](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/planning-building/zoning/bylaw6000/6000%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20COMBINED.pdf#page=120) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Vernon: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/indl/_