{"title":"M2 zone in Merritt: Heavy Industrial","code":"M2","slug":"m2","name":"Heavy Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"7.22","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A range of heavy manufacturing, processing and other industrial uses likely to need outdoor storage or to produce noise, smoke, dust, glare, fumes or odours.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A range of heavy manufacturing, processing and other industrial uses likely to need outdoor storage or to produce noise, smoke, dust, glare, fumes or odours.","quotes":["The Heavy Industrial zone is oriented towards a range of heavy manufacturing,"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Bulk Petroleum & Electricity Sales","Greenhouse Agriculture","Machine & Welding Shop","Manufacturing, Heavy","Metal Recycling","Transportation & Logistics","Vehicle Storage & Towing","Vehicle Wrecking","Warehouse","Storage Yard"],"quotes":["Bulk Petroleum & Electricity Sales","Greenhouse Agriculture","Machine & Welding Shop","Manufacturing, Heavy","Metal Recycling","Transportation & Logistics","Vehicle Storage & Towing","Vehicle Wrecking","Warehouse","Storage Yard"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Administrative Office","Security / Operator Suite"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Administrative Office","Security / Operator Suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"600 m²","quotes":["All types 600 m2 20 metres 30 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 metres","quotes":["All types 600 m2 20 metres 30 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75% (up to 90% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)","quotes":["75%, except","increased to a maximum of 90% with use of permeable surface materials for","driveways and/or pathways on at least 15% of the total Parcel Area."]},"max_height":{"value":"18 metres","quotes":["All types 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 18 metres"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"26 metres","quotes":["Building 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 26 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["All types 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 18 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["All types 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 18 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["All types 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 18 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["All types 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 18 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: Front Building Line; side 6 metres; rear 6 metres","quotes":["Building 6 metres 6 metres 6 metres 26 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Where practical, all permitted Uses must be contained completely within an enclosed Structure","Nothing may be done which causes a Nuisance or creates a health, fire or explosion hazard, electrical interference or undue traffic congestion","No Parcel or Structure may be used for the incineration of waste, except wood waste from forest-based manufacturing industries"],"quotes":["a. Where practical, all permitted Uses must be contained completely within an","b. Nothing may be done which causes a Nuisance; nor may any activity be carried","out which creates or causes a health, fire, or explosion hazard, electrical","used for the incineration of waste or other material, except for the incineration of","wood waste generated from forest-based manufacturing industries."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)","url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation does not have legal force; contact City Hall to confirm the status of the bylaw. Section 7.27 (Comprehensive Development framework) sets rules for creating CD zones and is not itself a zone. Sections 7.5 and 7.9 are deleted."},"source_url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=154","place":{"path":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/m2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/m2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/m2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}