M2 zone in Highlands: Medium Industrial

Highlands, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

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 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The District's consolidation is "for convenience purpose only: It is not a certified copy". 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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