M-3 zone in Cranbrook: Heavy Industrial and Transportation Zone

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

In short

Heavy Industrial and Transportation Zone.

Zone rules

Purpose	Heavy Industrial and Transportation Zone.
Main uses	Manufacturing Extraction of sand and gravel, including grading, washing, screening, crushing and transporting of materials Wholesaling of waste materials Bottle collection and recycling depot Garbage incineration and reduction plant Septic system service Government office Transportation and terminal facilities Airport Heliport Petroleum and chemical manufacturing, including storage and wholesaling
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 Maintenance, repair and storage accessory to a permitted use Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
Minimum lot area	464.0 m²
Minimum lot width	Front parcel line at least 15.0 m
Maximum density	One security suite per parcel
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 railway 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	Outdoor storage, display and outdoor operations at least 15.0 m from a parcel line abutting a Residential Zone A security suite must be part of the principal building Mobile homes are prohibited

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.22 (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. The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per Part (zone text is in Parts 7.03 to 7.32; each zone's source_url is its Part). The consolidation is for convenience purposes only and is not a legal document; the original bylaws prevail. Bylaw 4161, 2024 (June 10, 2024) replaced RS with R-1 and deleted the old R-1, RD, R-2, R-3A and CD-8 sections. The Part 7.01 file on the City's site still lists the old zone names, and the deleted Parts are not posted, so those zones are not listed here. 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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