Industrial Zoning Reference
Kelowna industrial zoning, explained for industrial users.
Kelowna replaced its long-standing Bylaw 8000 with Zoning Bylaw 12375 in September 2022, consolidating six industrial zones into four. Older documents quoting the previous I-series map imperfectly onto the new codes: the old General, Central and Low-Impact Transitional zones all became today's I2, and the old extraction zone became I4.
The Industrial Zones
Every industrial zone in Kelowna
Planned industrial business parks with indoor industrial uses and limited outdoor storage; also the transition zone from general and heavy industrial areas to other uses. The higher-amenity, lower-impact employment format.
The general-purpose industrial zone for the full range of ordinary industrial uses: manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and service industrial.
Preserves land for industrial uses that, due to appearance, noise, odour, emissions or hazard, could harm other zones; the only zone where emissions beyond an enclosed building are contemplated.
Natural resource extraction operations such as gravel extraction and processing.
Cannabis production facilities are permitted principal uses in I1, I2 and I3.
Recent changes: Bylaw 12375 (adopted September 2022) replaced Bylaw 8000 and consolidated six industrial zones into four. Since then, 2025 rezonings have moved several properties from I2 to I1 and added I2 land through a land exchange at Penno Road.
What This Means in Practice
Zoning is the first check, not the last.
- If a title, appraisal or older listing quotes a Kelowna I-zone from before late 2022, run it through the city's official conversion table before relying on it.
- A zone listing a use as permitted is the start, not the finish: conditional uses, accessory-use limits, outdoor storage rules and site-specific conditions all live in the schedule fine print.
- Parking and loading are usually governed by a separate parking bylaw or section; a building can be correctly zoned and still fail your trailer or fleet requirements.
- Many individual properties carry site-specific or comprehensive-development zoning instead of a standard code, so always confirm the actual zone on the parcel, not the area around it.
- Confirm current regulations with the municipal planning department before committing; bylaws are amended continuously.
If you are evaluating a building or a site in Kelowna and want a read on whether the zoning actually supports your operation, or which zones to target for a requirement, I do this work as part of every assignment.
This page is a plain-language summary of Kelowna’s industrial zoning prepared by Samuel Brahem, Industrial Sales and Leasing, NAI Commercial (BC) Ltd., for general orientation only. It is not legal advice and is not a substitute for the bylaw itself. Zoning bylaws change; always confirm current regulations, permitted uses and site-specific conditions with the official bylaw and the municipal planning department before making decisions. Last verified against the official source on September 14, 2026.