M2 zone in Colwood: General Industrial

Colwood, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Consolidated for convenience only; the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation and application. Colwood's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone sections for CD zones from 10.5 onward are numbered with roman-numeral page footers in the document; pdf_page is the PDF page. No Section 10.28 exists in the consolidation. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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