I1: Industrial

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

None: the district lists no homes (s. 4.1.2)

Main uses

Light industry, research and development, warehouses, packaging and distribution, wholesale, contractors, storage and works yards, towing and impound lots, vehicle, boat and trailer dealers, a service station or industrial fueling station, transportation facilities and utilities, marine mooring, a recycling centre, a commercial kitchen, a production or rehearsal studio, a trade school, an emergency shelter, animal care (overnight boarding at least 25 m from homes), cannabis production and processing (indoors, with odour filtering), nurseries and greenhouses (enclosed, no livestock bar insects); secondary offices, an artist studio and self-storage (above the ground storey; self-storage not within 400 m of a SkyTrain station), shops, restaurants and personal and business services (at most 250 m² unless part of the main use), a child care facility, energy generation, an active mobility hub and mobile vendors; accessory offices (at most 40% of each unit, on the ground floor allowed) and a showroom (at most half of each unit) (ss. 4.1.2.1, 4.1.3)

Smallest lot for a subdivision

None set in the district; subdivision goes to the City's Approving Officer (our reading)

Lot coverage

None set in the district; at least 10% of the lot left permeable, shown on a landscape architect's plan (Part 4-4.3)

Height limit

4 storeys (s. 4.1.4)

Setbacks

Front 6.0 m, flanking street 4.5 m; across a street from an A or R district lot: front 9.0 m, flanking 6.0 m. Lane 3.0 m, sides 3.0 m, rear 3.0 m; 6.0 m from any line beside an A or R district lot or across a lane from one. One side may be 0.0 m where it isn't beside an A or R district lot and the other side is at least 6.0 m (s. 4.1.4)

The district is for industry of varied scale, from making and processing goods to distribution and warehousing, with supporting commercial uses (s. 4.1.1).

Making, warehousing or storing hazardous waste or dangerous goods needs a permit from the Province's Waste Management Branch; no outdoor storage in a required street yard; screening at least 1.8 m high along any lot line where work or storage is done outdoors (s. 4.1.3).

The I1a sub-district (heavy industry, port uses, freight terminals, waste processing, salvage yards and crematoria, kept 100 m to 150 m from homes, schools and child care) is a separate code on the City's map and isn't summarised here (ss. 4.1.2.2, 4.1.3).

No homes, so no secondary suite, boarders, home occupation or short-term rental (our reading).

Along stretches of Kingsway, the Lougheed Highway, Hastings Street and Boundary Road, buildings must stand back a set distance from the road's centre line, 12.9 m to 30.2 m depending on the stretch (Part 4-1.3.3).

Uses the district doesn't list aren't allowed (Part 1, s. 4.1), besides transit, public utilities, civic facilities and public parks, allowed everywhere (Part 6-1.4).

Parts 4 (general regulations), 6 (use-specific regulations) and 7 (parking) of the bylaw also apply.

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the City of Burnaby's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Part 3, Section 4.1 of Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026, No. 14815 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-05); zone map: Open Government Licence – Burnaby.