{"title":"M-2 zone in Dawson Creek: Heavy Industrial Zone","code":"M-2","slug":"m-2","name":"Heavy Industrial Zone","group":"Industrial","section":"23","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: agricultural processing, animal shelter, auto towing and storage, body repair shop, brewery, and 28 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["agricultural processing","animal shelter","auto towing and storage","body repair shop","brewery","bulk fueling station","cannabis production facility","distillery","fertilizer plant","frozen food locker, ice plant","greenhouse","industrial trade school","kennel","laboratory","large vehicle car wash","machine shop","machinery and equipment sales","manufacturing plant","metal storage container storage, sales and rentals","mini storage","salvage yard","public auction facility","sheet metal shop","sign shop","slaughterhouse and meat packing","stock auction including feed parcels and stockyards","storage yard","trade contractor","veterinary clinic","veterinary hospital","warehousing","welding shop","wholesale"],"quotes":["agricultural processing","animal shelter","auto towing and storage","body repair shop","brewery","bulk fueling station","cannabis production facility","distillery","fertilizer plant","frozen food locker, ice plant","greenhouse","industrial trade school","kennel","laboratory","large vehicle car wash","machine shop","machinery and equipment sales","manufacturing plant","metal storage container storage, sales and rentals","mini storage","salvage yard","public auction facility","sheet metal shop","sign shop","slaughterhouse and meat packing","stock auction including feed parcels and stockyards","storage yard","trade contractor","veterinary clinic","veterinary hospital","warehousing","welding shop","wholesale"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory building or structure","security operator unit"],"quotes":["accessory building or structure","security operator unit"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"555 m²","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Area for New Subdivisions 555 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Width for New Subdivisions 15.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90%","quotes":["Maximum Parcel Coverage 90%"]},"max_height":{"value":"17.0 m","quotes":["Maximum Height of Principal Buildings and Structures 17.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"17.0 m","quotes":["Maximum Height of Accessory Buildings and Structures 17.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["From front parcel line 3.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["From rear parcel line 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["From interior side parcel line 0.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["From exterior side parcel line 3.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 3.0 m, interior side 0.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 3.0 m","quotes":["From front parcel line 3.0 m","From interior side parcel line 0.0 m","From exterior side parcel line 3.0 m","From rear parcel line 3.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum 1 security operator unit per parcel","A recreational vehicle may temporarily house security personnel in place of a security operator unit if temporary, not on a permanent foundation, not permanently connected to services, and not a dwelling","Metal storage container sales and rentals: container limit in Section 5 does not apply, and containers may be stacked no more than 2 high"],"quotes":["Maximum Number of Security Operator Units per Parcel 1","Where a recreational vehicle is used to provide temporary on-site accommodation for","the recreational vehicle shall be used on a temporary basis only;","the recreational vehicle shall not be placed on a permanent foundation;","For metal storage container sales and rentals in this zone:","metal storage containers may be stacked no more than 2 units high"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated)","url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/143791","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Posted by the City as \"Zoning Bylaw 4625, 2026 (Consolidated)\"; the official zoning map (Schedule B) is a separate PDF that lists map amendments through Bylaw 4641 (10 Oct 2026)."},"source_url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/143791#page=88","place":{"path":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/m-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/m-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/m-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/index.json"}}