---
title: "M3 zone in Castlegar: Industrial - Hydro-Electric Generation"
place: Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/castlegar
zone: M3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/m3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/m3.json"
---

# M3 zone in Castlegar: Industrial - Hydro-Electric Generation

Heavy industrial development with potential nuisance beyond the site and large land requirements

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Heavy industrial development with potential nuisance beyond the site and large land requirements
- **Main uses:** Hydro-Electric Generation; Industrial - Heavy; Natural Resource Extraction & Processing; Office; Recycling Plant; Storage Facility; Technology & Data Centre; Utility; Warehouse - Large
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 36.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** None (no limit stated)
- **Maximum height:** None (no limit stated)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** None (no limit stated)
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 0.0 m (same setbacks apply to all buildings)
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 60.0 m; No maximum number of shipping containers per lot for permanent storage

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025), s. 7.16](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=35) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Castlegar: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/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/castlegar/zoning/m3/_