{"title":"M3 zone in Langford: Heavy Industrial","code":"M3","slug":"m3","name":"Heavy Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"6.72","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate heavy and high impact industrial operations.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate heavy and high impact industrial operations.","quotes":["The intent of the M3 Zone is to accommodate heavy and high impact industrial operations."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Asphalt plant","Automobile and recreational vehicle storage facility","Automobile recycling and salvage","Automobile towing and storage facility","Bulk oil storage plant","Commercial composting","Fertilizer plant","Film production studio","Gravel processing","One caretaker dwelling unit","Planer mill","Recycling facility","Refinery","Sawmill"],"quotes":["Asphalt plant","Automobile and recreational vehicle storage facility","Automobile recycling and salvage","Automobile towing and storage facility","Bulk oil storage plant","Commercial composting, subject to Section 3.15","Fertilizer plant","Film production studio","Gravel processing","One caretaker dwelling unit","Planer mill","Recycling facility, subject to Section 3.14","Refinery","Sawmill"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Unenclosed storage","Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone","Uses permitted by Section 3.01 of this Bylaw"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05","Unenclosed storage, subject to Section 3.13","Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone","Uses permitted by Section 3.01 of this Bylaw"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,500 m²","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 1,500 m2 (0.4 ac) may be created by subdivision."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m (59.1 ft)","quotes":["No lot having a lot width less than 18 m (59.1 ft) may be created by subdivision."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures may not exceed 50%."]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m (39.4 ft)","quotes":["No building or structure may exceed a height of 12 m (39.4 ft)."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m (32.8 ft)","quotes":["10 m (32.8 ft) of any rear lot line."]},"other":{"value":["The front and side setback text in the bylaw is incomplete (only “9” is printed), so those setbacks are not stated.","A landscape and screening area at least 2 m (6.6 ft) wide is required where a lot abuts a highway."],"quotes":["(1) 9","A continuous landscape and screening area not less than 2 m (6.6 ft) wide must be provided"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026)","url":"https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; copies of the original bylaw and amendments are at Langford City Hall. Parking (Part 4) and the Schedules are also published as separate PDFs on the bylaws page; the main PDF includes Part 4 and Schedule text. The zoning map (Schedule B) is not in the PDF."},"source_url":"https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=303","place":{"path":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/m3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/m3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/m3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}