---
title: "M2-A zone in Kitimat: Service Centre Commercial Zone"
place: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kitimat
zone: M2-A
bylaw: "Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/m2-a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/m2-a.json"
---

# M2-A zone in Kitimat: Service Centre Commercial Zone

Main uses: All uses in M2 Zone, excluding Cannabis Production, Barber and Hair Dressing Shops, Cannabis Retail, Coffee Shops, Hotels, and 8 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** All uses in M2 Zone, excluding Cannabis Production; Barber and Hair Dressing Shops; Cannabis Retail; Coffee Shops; Hotels; News Stand; Pet Shop and Taxidermists; Photographic Studios; Retailing excluding Department Stores, Grocery Stores, and Clothing Stores; Shoe Shine; Tobacconists; Veterinary Clinics; Temporary Uses
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m; helipad 45 m frontage
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.50
- **Front setback:** Service station buildings 12.5 m; service station pumps 4.5 m (no other front yard stated)
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Other rules:** Distance between buildings on the same lot: minimum 3 m or nil; Helipad lot: 45 m frontage and 45 m depth; Liquified petroleum gas storage tanks limited to 20,000 litres total; Parking: 1.0 m² of parking area for every m² of G.L.A.; hotels one space for every two sleeping rooms

## Source

- [Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones), s. 9.6, Subdivision 4](https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=488) (read 2026-11-07)

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