---
title: "M-2 zone in North Vancouver: General Industrial"
place: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver
zone: M-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/m-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/m-2.json"
---

# M-2 zone in North Vancouver: General Industrial

Main uses: Industrial Use, Child Care Use, Cannabis Production.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Industrial Use; Child Care Use; Cannabis Production
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Retail Service Group 2 Use; Accessory Off-Street Parking Use; Accessory Off-Street Loading Use (An accessory retail use must be completely enclosed in the same building and occupy no more than 30% of its gross floor area.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,858 m² for an industrial use (lots existing at the bylaw's effective date are excepted)
- **Maximum height:** 12.192 m (4.572 m for a building in the M-1 zone on a lot on First Street between Forbes Avenue and St. Andrew's Avenue)
- **Rear setback:** 3.048 m from a lane (no other setbacks stated for this zone)
- **Other rules:** An industrial use in M-2 may not include log storage or log processing, burning of log refuse, or bulk storage or handling of sulphur; A lot adjoining or opposite a commercial or residential zone must have a landscape screen at least 2 m high along the lot line facing that zone; Cannabis production is subject to Section 404 and is not allowed in comprehensive development zones adopted before June 30, 2014

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026), s. Part 7](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=136) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in North Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/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/north-vancouver/zoning/m-2/_