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title: "M-3 zone in Township of Langley: Heavy Industrial"
place: Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langley-township
zone: M-3
bylaw: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500 (consolidated to Bylaw 6235, July 13, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/m-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/m-3.json"
---

# M-3 zone in Township of Langley: Heavy Industrial

Main uses: All uses permitted in the General Industrial zone M-2 except production studios, Agro-industrial uses (excluding abattoirs), Cargo handling and wharf facilities, Ready-mix concrete plant, Processing, manufacture and outside storage of sand, gravel and soil products and outside storage of wood and wood products, and 3 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** All uses permitted in the General Industrial zone M-2 except production studios; Agro-industrial uses (excluding abattoirs); Cargo handling and wharf facilities; Ready-mix concrete plant; Processing, manufacture and outside storage of sand, gravel and soil products and outside storage of wood and wood products; Processing, manufacture, and repair of heavy machinery, heavy equipment, and heavy transportation products; Recycling depots (inside a completely enclosed building); Refund container return centre
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Cannabis processing, cannabis sales for medical purposes, and cannabis testing on Strata Lot 1 District Lot 50 Group 2 New Westminster District Strata Plan BCS847; Cannabis processing on Strata Lot 6 Section 8 Township 14 New Westminster District Strata Plan BCS262
- **Front setback:** 10.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** No setback required from an interior side or rear lot line abutting an M or C zone; 10.0 m from a lot line abutting an SR, R, RM, RU, MH-1 or P zone
- **Street side setback:** 5.0 m where the side lot line abuts a flanking street
- **Other rules:** No loading or storage areas in the required front setback; Stored material in open storage may not exceed 2 m in height within 10 m of an SR, R, RM, MH-1, C or P-1 to P-4 parcel

## Source

- [Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500 (consolidated to Bylaw 6235, July 13, 2026), s. 703](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Zoning-Bylaws/Section-700-Industrial-(M%29-Zones.pdf#page=7) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Township of Langley: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/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/langley-township/zoning/m-3/_