{"title":"M2 zone in Metchosin: Industrial 2 (ALR)","code":"M2","slug":"m2","name":"Industrial 2 (ALR)","group":"Industrial","section":"69","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Agriculture, Dwelling unit, Precast concrete products manufacturing and the wholesale distribution of said products, Illuminated Greenhouses.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Dwelling unit","Precast concrete products manufacturing and the wholesale distribution of said products","Illuminated Greenhouses"],"quotes":["Agriculture","Dwelling unit","Precast concrete products manufacturing and the wholesale distribution of said products","Illuminated Greenhouses"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses and buildings"],"quotes":["Accessory uses and buildings, subject to Section 31"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha (on subdivision)","quotes":["Act shall be 2 ha (4.94 ac)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["Condominium Act shall be 10% of the perimeter of the lot.","Panhandle lots are not permitted."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10% of the lot","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 10% of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["Only 1 dwelling unit is permitted per lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 10.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"15 m (precast concrete manufacturing or distribution buildings); 7.5 m (agricultural or dwelling unit buildings)","quotes":["A front yard of not less than 15 m","A front yard of not less than 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"20 m (precast concrete buildings); 10 m (principal building for agriculture or dwelling unit)","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 20 m","A rear yard of not less than 10 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15 m (precast concrete buildings); 3 m (agricultural or dwelling unit buildings)","quotes":["Side yards of not less than 15 m","Side yards of not less than 3 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"precast concrete-related accessory buildings: front 15 m, side 15 m, rear 20 m; agricultural or dwelling-related accessory buildings: rear 3 m","quotes":["For any principal or accessory building associated with precast concrete products","A front yard of not less than 15 m","Side yards of not less than 15 m","A rear yard of not less than 20 m","A rear yard of not less than 3 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: gross floor area up to 200 m²","Buildings for livestock, other farm animals or agriculture: at least 30 m from the front lot line and 15 m from any other lot line","Land in the Agricultural Land Reserve: subdivision and new non-farm uses need Agricultural Land Commission approval"],"quotes":["The gross floor area of an accessory building shall not exceed 200 m2","located not less than 30 m (98.4","not less than 15 m (49.2","unless approved by the Agricultural Land Commission"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)","url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is marked \"NOT THE OFFICIAL VERSION - FOR REFERENCE ONLY\" and \"consolidated for convenience only\". Metchosin's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone names carry (ALR) or (FLR) where the bylaw does. Zone regulations are Part 10 (sections 51 to 72)."},"source_url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=100","place":{"path":"ca/bc/metchosin","name":"Metchosin","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/m2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/m2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/m2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/index.json"}}