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title: "M2 zone in Highlands: Medium Industrial"
place: Highlands, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/highlands
zone: M2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/m2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/m2.json"
---

# M2 zone in Highlands: Medium Industrial

Main uses: Asphalt and cement manufacturing and recycling, Building product sales, Carpentry Shops, Computer technology sales, service and manufacturing, Electronics manufacturing, and 20 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Asphalt and cement manufacturing and recycling; Building product sales; Carpentry Shops; Computer technology sales, service and manufacturing; Electronics manufacturing; Film Production Studios; Financial Institutions; Industrial Extraction; Industrial Use; Machine shops; Mini Storage; Nurseries; Offices; Outdoor storage; Recreational facilities; Recycling Depots; Rental of goods and equipment; Restaurants; Retail stores as an accessory use, of products manufactured, cleaned, stored or otherwise handled in the primary use; Scientific or technological research facility; Trade Contractors Offices; Trade Schools; Veterinary Clinics; Wholesale; Warehouses (These are in addition to uses permitted in Section 3.7, and must not be noxious or offensive to neighbours or the public.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses, buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.2 hectares (0.49 acres), with the average overall lot size not less than 0.8 hectares (1.98 acres)
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 metres (66 feet) lot frontage
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres (39.4 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 8 metres (26.2 feet); silo 25 metres (82 feet); containers used for storage 25 metres (82 feet)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres (2.60 feet, as written); may be reduced to 4.5 metres (14.76 feet) where the area is landscaped and not used for off-street parking
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 metres (8.20 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 5 metres (16.40 feet) for 1 side yard and 0 metres for the other
- **Street side setback:** 1.5 metres (16.40 feet, as written) where the side lot line abuts a highway
- **Other rules:** 30 metres (98.4 feet) setback from a lot line that abuts Millstream Road, despite the setbacks above; 10 metres (32.81 feet) setback from a lot line that abuts a non-industrial zoned property, despite the setbacks above; Accessory building must be located to the rear of the principal building; Accessory retail sale and display limited to 25% of the gross floor area of the principal use

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484), s. 11.2](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=71) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Highlands: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/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/highlands/zoning/m2/_