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title: "M-2 zone in Cranbrook: Light Industrial Zone"
place: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cranbrook
zone: M-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/m-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/m-2.json"
---

# M-2 zone in Cranbrook: Light Industrial Zone

Light Industrial Zone: manufacturing, trade, storage and service industries.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light Industrial Zone: manufacturing, trade, storage and service industries.
- **Main uses:** Automotive sales and rental, automotive service, parts and accessories; Building supply, lawn and garden shop; Mobile home or manufactured home sales; Recreational vehicle sales, service, parts and accessories; Eating establishment and drinking establishment, excluding drive-in food service and excluding a nightclub; Manufacturing, including incidental packaging, wholesaling, retailing, rental and storage (food and beverage; tire; carpentry and furniture; monument; welding shop; clay and concrete; petroleum and chemical; leather tannery; equipment and machinery; electrical, electronic and communication products); Building, developing and general contracting industry; Trade contracting industry; Engineering service; Refrigerated warehousing industry; Storage and warehousing industry including the storage of recreational vehicles; Printing and publishing industry; Wholesale trade industry; Services to buildings and dwellings; Taxidermy shop; Auction sales; Veterinary clinic; Animal grooming service; Kennel and dog pound; Poultry hatchery; Government office; Public works, vehicle storage and equipment storage yard; Limited recycling depot; Sports and Fitness Facility; Courier service; Auto body shop; Trucking and Freight Terminal; Tattoo studio; Barber and beauty shop; Cannabis Standard Cultivation Operation, Cannabis Standard Processing Operation, Cannabis Sale for Medical Purposes Operation (subject to Section 4.20); Cannabis Micro Cultivation Operation (subject to Section 4.20); Cannabis Nursery (subject to Section 4.20)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Retail sales accessory to a permitted use; Office accessory to a permitted use; Security suite; Outdoor storage yard accessory to a permitted use; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Thrift Store: Lot 1, District Lots 4 and 29, Kootenay District, Plan 7191 Except Part Included in Plan 8005, only; Amusement Park: Lot 1, District Lot 28 & 2871, Kootenay District, Plan 8133, Except Plan NEP 68546, only
- **Minimum lot area:** 1858.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Front parcel line at least 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% of the parcel
- **Maximum density:** One security suite per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 18.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m; 15.0 m where the rear yard abuts a Residential Zone; no rear yard required where it abuts a rail right-of-way
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m; 15.0 m where the side yard abuts a Residential Zone
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 m
- **Other rules:** Business must be conducted inside a completely enclosed building, except for parking and loading, screened storage yards, display areas and the Amusement Park; Outdoor storage, display and outdoor operations at least 15.0 m from a parcel line abutting a Residential Zone; Parking and loading spaces at least 15.0 m from a parcel line abutting a Residential Zone; Mobile homes are prohibited

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.21](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2025/#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

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