{"title":"M3 zone in Kitimat: Maintenance Depot Zone","code":"M3","slug":"m3","name":"Maintenance Depot Zone","group":"Industrial","section":"9.6, Subdivision 6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Maintenance and Servicing of Vehicles and Equipment of Forest Product Companies, Maintenance Yards and Offices of Government and Public Utility Companies, Yard and Office Facilities Required for Service, maintenance and dispatch of construction and heavy equipment, Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Information Office, Salvage Yard for Recyclable Materials, excluding automobile salvage, and 4 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Maintenance and Servicing of Vehicles and Equipment of Forest Product Companies","Maintenance Yards and Offices of Government and Public Utility Companies","Yard and Office Facilities Required for Service, maintenance and dispatch of construction and heavy equipment","Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Information Office","Salvage Yard for Recyclable Materials, excluding automobile salvage","Recycling Depot","Sandblasting and Painting Shop","Temporary Uses","Warehousing and Mini Storage"],"quotes":["Maintenance and Servicing of Vehicles and Equipment of","Recycling Depot","Sandblasting and Painting Shop","Warehousing and Mini Storage"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Caretaker dwelling"],"quotes":["Permitted Accessory Use","Caretaker dwelling"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha for Forest Product company; 0.44 ha for all other uses","quotes":["a. Forest Product company: 2 ha, all other uses;","b. 0.44 ha."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"50 metres","quotes":["Lot Frontage (Minimum): 50 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25%","quotes":["Lot Coverage (Maximum): 25%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.25","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio (Maximum): 0.25."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Front Yard (Minimum): 4.5 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Rear Yard (Minimum): 3 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Side Yard (Minimum): 3 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Distance between buildings on the same lot: minimum 3 m or nil","Parking: 0.3 m² of parking area for every m² of G.L.A., plus one space for Caretaker Dwelling if required"],"quotes":["Distance between buildings on the same lot (Minimum): 3 metres","0.3 m² of parking area for every m² of G.L.A. (plus one space for"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)","url":"https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District calls this a convenience copy and accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions; a certified copy is available from the Director of Corporate Administration. Zoning is not a separate bylaw; it sits in Part 9 of the Municipal Code (the zoning division is Part 9, Division 2)."},"source_url":"https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=494","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/m3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/m3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/m3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/index.json"}}