{"title":"M3 zone in Kent: Special Industrial Zone","code":"M3","slug":"m3","name":"Special Industrial Zone","group":"Industrial","section":"9.8.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Industrial uses that may have the potential to be environmentally incompatible with residential and commercial uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Industrial uses that may have the potential to be environmentally incompatible with residential and commercial uses.","quotes":["The purpose of a Special Industrial (M3) zone is to accommodate industrial uses that may have","the potential to be environmentally incompatible with residential and commercial uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["industrial","manufacturing","thermal reduction","tank vehicle storage","cannabis cultivation facility"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in a M3 zone:",".1 industrial",".3 thermal reduction",".4 tank vehicle storage",".5 cannabis cultivation facility"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory building","off-street loading","unenclosed storage","off-street parking"],"quotes":["The following auxiliary uses shall be permitted in a M3 zone:",".6 accessory building",".8 unenclosed storage"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8,000 square metres (2 acre) (subdivision)","quotes":["subdivision 8,000 square metres (2 acre)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"61 metres (200 feet)","quotes":["Lot Width 61 metres (200 feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70% (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 70% maximum"]},"max_density":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["Density not regulated"]},"max_height":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["Height not regulated"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"other":{"value":["Not permitted: salvage yard, manufacturing of fertilizer","Lots next to residential land need a landscape screen at least 3.0 metres (10 feet) wide"],"quotes":["(a) salvage yard","(b) manufacturing of fertilizer","landscape screen of not less than 3.0 metres (10 feet) in width along the portion"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025)","url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Resource Management Zone (MR) and Resource Management Industrial Zone (MR1) share one section (9.9.1), so they share one line range. The PDF is hosted on the District's website CDN (linked from kentbc.ca)."},"source_url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=149","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/m3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/m3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/m3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}