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title: "M-2 zone in Coquitlam: Industrial Business"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: M-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/m-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/m-2.json"
---

# M-2 zone in Coquitlam: Industrial Business

Most types of industrial uses and some commercial uses limited to uses with an industrial character.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Most types of industrial uses and some commercial uses limited to uses with an industrial character.
- **Main uses:** Commercial: contractor service, industrial office, learning disability treatment centre, recycling depot, restaurant, trade school, liquor manufacturing; Industrial (except batch plants for concrete and asphalt, manufacture of concrete products, and recycling, processing or salvaging of motor vehicles); Public service; Cannabis production; Cannabis processing (Restaurant uses are limited to 85 m² gross floor area; a learning disability treatment centre is only permitted at Unit 112 - 250 Schoolhouse Street.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory caretaker (one per lot, inside the principal building, max 60 m², lot at least 8,100 m²); Accessory office; Accessory retail; Accessory unenclosed storage (rear of the building front face); Accessory street vending
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Learning disability treatment centre: Unit 112 - 250 Schoolhouse Street (Strata Plan LMS1496)
- **Minimum lot area:** Not applicable, except an accessory caretaker use is not permitted on a lot under 8,100 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Not applicable in this zone
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area up to 1.5 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** Six storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (lot lines along a street)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m (rear lot line abutting all other zones; no figure stated for rear lot lines abutting an industrial or business zone)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (interior side lot line abutting all other zones; no figure stated for lines abutting an industrial or business zone)
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 m (lot lines along a street)
- **Other rules:** Setbacks may increase under sections 518, 519 and 523 or decrease under section 514; Accessory unenclosed storage must be on a dust-free surface and, next to a street, lane or residential use, behind opaque screening at least 1.8 m high; Permitted uses and accessory office and retail must be enclosed in a building (except seasonal outdoor seating for liquor manufacturing)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 1902](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1163/Part-19-Industrial-Zones-PDF--M-1-to-M-2-Zones#page=5) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Coquitlam: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/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/coquitlam/zoning/m-2/_