---
title: "M4 zone in Chilliwack: Heavy Industrial"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: M4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/m4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/m4.json"
---

# M4 zone in Chilliwack: Heavy Industrial

Main uses: Food Processing, General Manufacturing, Light Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, Research and Development Laboratory, and 3 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Food Processing; General Manufacturing; Light Manufacturing; Heavy Industry; Research and Development Laboratory; Resource Use; Trade School; Warehousing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Occupation; Accessory Office and Sales; Convenience Commercial; Off-Street Loading; Off-Street Parking; Open Storage
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.2ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 25m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (open storage)
- **Maximum density:** N/A
- **Maximum height:** 25m
- **Front setback:** 15m (all other buildings and structures); 7.5m (accessory dwelling unit)
- **Rear setback:** 15m (all other buildings and structures); 7.5m (accessory dwelling unit)
- **Interior side setback:** 15m (all other buildings and structures); 3m (accessory dwelling unit)
- **Street side setback:** 15m (all other buildings and structures); 7.5m (accessory dwelling unit)
- **Other rules:** Accessory dwelling unit must be in the same building as the principal use, or in a park model trailer or manufactured home at least 6m from any other structure; Materials in open storage must not exceed the height of the screening (except businesses operating when the bylaw was adopted); Motor vehicle dismantling must be fully enclosed in a building with no open storage of dismantled vehicles or parts; Convenience commercial limited to a restaurant (café) not exceeding 100m² gross floor area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 10.05](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=195) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Chilliwack: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/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/chilliwack/zoning/m4/_