---
title: "M5 zone in Chilliwack: Industrial Salvage"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: M5
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/m5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/m5.json"
---

# M5 zone in Chilliwack: Industrial Salvage

Main uses: Auto Wrecking Yard, Food Processing, General Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, Light Manufacturing, and 5 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Auto Wrecking Yard; Food Processing; General Manufacturing; Heavy Industry; Light Manufacturing; Research and Development Laboratory; Resource Use; Salvage Operation; Service Industrial; 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Service industrial limited to sale and service of farm and industrial equipment at PID 029-404-843, Lot A District Lot 72 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan EPP42690 (43645 Industrial Way)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.2ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 25m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** N/A
- **Maximum density:** N/A
- **Maximum height:** 15m
- **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; Accessory office and sales may include retail sale of motor vehicles, no more than 10 offered for sale at one time

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 10.06](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=197) (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/m5/_