---
title: "M-3 zone in Esquimalt: Marine Residential"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: M-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/m-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/m-3.json"
---

# M-3 zone in Esquimalt: Marine Residential

The intent of this Zone is to accommodate water based facilities on Water Lots

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** The intent of this Zone is to accommodate water based facilities on Water Lots
- **Main uses:** Home Occupation; Pleasure Boat Moorage
- **Other rules:** Prohibited: commercial or industrial activity on a Boat Moorage Facility, Floating Homes and Floating Boat Shelters, Liveaboards, mooring of more than two boats; All boat moorage must be within the boundaries of a Water Lot; no section of a boat moorage may exceed 3 metres wide

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 62](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=140) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Esquimalt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/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/esquimalt/zoning/m-3/_