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title: "M2 zone in Colwood: General Industrial"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: M2
bylaw: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/m2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/m2.json"
---

# M2 zone in Colwood: General Industrial

Main uses: Industrial uses (excluding any use considered offensive under the Health Act, refuse and garbage dumps, and burning of motor vehicles and other things for salvage purposes), Gasoline service stations, Coffee shops, Gravel processing, Retail sale, rental of boats, trailers, mobile homes, fuel, things at auction, lumber and building supplies, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Industrial uses (excluding any use considered offensive under the Health Act, refuse and garbage dumps, and burning of motor vehicles and other things for salvage purposes); Gasoline service stations; Coffee shops; Gravel processing; Retail sale, rental of boats, trailers, mobile homes, fuel, things at auction, lumber and building supplies; One dwelling unit for a caretaker (Uses are in addition to those permitted by Section 2.1.10 of the bylaw.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Unenclosed storage; Accessory buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 1500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50 percent of the lot
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m; a side yard next to a Commercial Zone or Industrial Zone may be reduced to nil if the other side yard is at least 6 m
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 60 m from the natural boundary of the sea; Unenclosed storage is limited to 3.5 m high within 30 m of a Residential, Multiple Family Residential, Commercial or Institutional Zone; Landscaping must cover at least 5 percent of the developed lot area; Panhandle lots are not permitted

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 8.2](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=152) (read 2026-11-07)

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