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

Fort St. John, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Heavy industrial uses with or near main highway access.

Zone rules

PurposeHeavy 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 area900.0 m²
Minimum lot width30.0 m
Maximum lot coverage100%
Front setback7.5 m
Rear setback5.0 m
Interior side setback6.0 m
Street side setback6.0 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 (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's consolidated version is "for convenience only"; the adopted bylaw and its amending bylaws prevail. 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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