---
title: "M-2 zone in Fort St. John: Heavy Industrial"
place: Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fort-st-john
zone: M-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/m-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/m-2.json"
---

# M-2 zone in Fort St. John: Heavy Industrial

Heavy industrial uses with or near main highway access.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Heavy industrial uses with or near main highway access.
- **Main uses:** Aggregate Processing and Storage; Brewery and Distillery – Major; Bulk Fuel Sales; Feed and Seed Storage; Light and Heavy Food Processing; Freight Terminal; Heavy Equipment Sales and Servicing; Heavy Manufacturing and Production; Industrial Storage Yard; Industrial Trades and Training Facility; Natural Resource Development; Professional Office; Rail Yard; Recycling Facility; Recycling Materials Drop Off Centre; Sawmill; Scientific and Research Laboratories; Secondary Wood Processing; Tank Farm; Towing Service; Trade Contractor Office; Wrecking Yard
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Caretaker Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 900.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Uses must be fully inside an enclosed building, except permitted outdoor displays, storage yards, sales, parking and loading and outdoor work yards; Junk materials must be at least 30 m from a public right-of-way or R, RM or P zone and behind a solid fence or wall at least 2.5 m high; Industrial uses must not emit odours, fumes, noise or similar beyond Provincial standards

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022), s. 23.0](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw#page=119) (read 2026-11-07)

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