---
title: "M2 zone in Langford: General Industrial"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: M2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/m2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/m2.json"
---

# M2 zone in Langford: General Industrial

Accommodate and expand on the uses of the M1 and CS3 zones.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate and expand on the uses of the M1 and CS3 zones.
- **Main uses:** All of the uses permitted in the CS3 Zone; All of the uses permitted in the M1 Zone; Crematorium; Film production studio; Gasoline service station; Gasoline service station, cardlock; Gravel processing; Industrial use, general; Recycling facility; Warehouse (gross floor area not exceeding 900 m², excluding retail sales)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone; Uses permitted by Section 3.01 of this Bylaw
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Fitness centre, on Lot 1, Sections 79 and 80, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP51550, Except Parts in Plans VIP66561 and VIP74375 (1060 Henry Eng Place); Office, on Lot 1, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 1457 (Orono Avenue)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (59.1 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 12 m (39.4 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 10 m (32.8 ft) for a rear lot line that does not abut a lot in a Commercial, Industrial or Business Park Zone, or a Comprehensive Development Zone area where the principal use is commercial, business park or industrial
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m (19.7 ft) for an interior side lot line that does not abut a Business Park or Industrial Zone
- **Street side setback:** 6 m (19.7 ft)
- **Other rules:** Unenclosed storage areas must conform to Section 3.13 of the bylaw.; Prohibited: burning of motor vehicles and other things for salvage, refuse and garbage dumps, sawmills, planer mills, fertilizer plants, asphalt plants, oil refineries and bulk oil storage plants.; A landscape and screening area at least 2 m (6.6 ft) wide is required where a lot abuts a highway.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.71](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=301) (read 2026-11-07)

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