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title: "M2 zone in Merritt: Heavy Industrial"
place: Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/merritt
zone: M2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/m2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/m2.json"
---

# M2 zone in Merritt: Heavy Industrial

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** Bulk Petroleum & Electricity Sales; Greenhouse Agriculture; Machine & Welding Shop; Manufacturing, Heavy; Metal Recycling; Transportation & Logistics; Vehicle Storage & Towing; Vehicle Wrecking; Warehouse; Storage Yard
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Administrative Office; Security / Operator Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75% (up to 90% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)
- **Maximum height:** 18 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 26 metres
- **Front setback:** 6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 6 metres
- **Street side setback:** 6 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: Front Building Line; side 6 metres; rear 6 metres
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026), s. 7.22](http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=154) (read 2026-11-07)

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