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M-2 zone in North Vancouver: General Industrial

North Vancouver, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 area1,858 m² for an industrial use (lots existing at the bylaw's effective date are excepted)
Maximum height12.192 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 setback3.048 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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Consolidated for convenience only. Zones are grouped by topic in Parts 5 to 8, so most general zones share a Part-wide line range; each Comprehensive Development zone has its own range. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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