---
title: "M2 zone in Chetwynd: Heavy Industrial"
place: Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chetwynd
zone: M2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 (consolidated with Amendment Bylaw No. 1162, 2023)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/zoning/m2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/zoning/m2.json"
---

# M2 zone in Chetwynd: Heavy Industrial

Lands for heavy industrial uses with, or close to, main highway access.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Lands for heavy industrial uses with, or close to, main highway access.
- **Main uses:** Agricultural use; Junk yard; Cannabis production facility; Data centre; Fuel storage and wholesale distribution facility; Heavy equipment sales and service; Industrial trade school; Key-lock or card-lock fuel installation facilities (including car or truck wash facilities, trailer; Manufacturing – industrial; Resource extraction; Solid waste management facilities; Truck terminal
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 930.0 m² (10,010 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m (98 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (39 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (16 ft)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front no closer than rear of building envelope; exterior side 3.0 m (10 ft); interior side 1.5 m (5 ft); rear 1.5 m (5 ft)
- **Other rules:** One dwelling unit is allowed with an industrial use for the owner, operator or an employee; Auto wrecking and junkyards must be 30.0 m (98 ft) from any residential zone and fully enclosed by a solid fence or wall 2.5 m (8 ft) to 3.5 m (11 ft) high; Where there is no community sewer, waste discharge must satisfy Northern Health

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 (consolidated with Amendment Bylaw No. 1162, 2023), s. 19.0](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf#page=69) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Chetwynd: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/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/chetwynd/zoning/m2/_