{"title":"M-3 zone in North Vancouver: Special Industrial","code":"M-3","slug":"m-3","name":"Special Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"Part 7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Industrial Use, Retail building supply establishment of less than 3,710 square metres (40,000 square feet) unless established in the City prior to March 15, 2000, Surveying Office Use, Child Care Use.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Industrial Use","Retail building supply establishment of less than 3,710 square metres (40,000 square feet) unless established in the City prior to March 15, 2000","Surveying Office Use","Child Care Use"],"quotes":["Industrial Use, subject to Section 702(1) of this Bylaw:","Retail building supply establishment of less than 3,710 square","metres (40,000 square feet) unless established in the City prior to","March 15, 2000","Surveying Office Use;","Child Care Use, subject to Section 607(9) of this Bylaw:"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Retail Service Group 2 Use","Accessory Mobile Food Vending Use","Accessory Unenclosed Storage Use","Accessory Off-Street Parking Use","Accessory Off-Street Loading Use"],"quotes":["Accessory Retail Service Group 2 Use, subject to Section 702(3) of","Accessory Mobile Food Vending Use, subject to Section","Accessory Unenclosed Storage Use, subject to Section 702(2) of"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,858 m² (20,000 square feet) for an Industrial Use, except where the lot existed when the bylaw took effect","quotes":["in the M-2 or M-3 Zone shall not be permitted on a Lot less than","1,858 square metres (20,000 square feet), except where such Lot"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.192 metres (40 feet)","quotes":["shall not exceed a Height of 12.192 metres (40 feet) in M-1, M-2, M-3, and"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.096 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["6.096 metres (20 feet) from a Front Lot Line;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.048 metres (10 feet)","quotes":["3.048 metres (10 feet) from a Rear Lot Line;"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.048 metres (10 feet) on one side only; no setback needed if the lot has an exterior side yard","quotes":["3.048 metres (10 feet) from an Interior Side Lot Line on one","side only, unless the Lot has an exterior side yard in which"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.096 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["6.096 metres (20 feet) from an Exterior Side Lot Line;"]},"other":{"value":["Industrial Use must be completely enclosed within a building and may not include foundries","Unenclosed storage must be screened by a landscape screen 1.829 to 2.438 metres (6 to 8 feet) high on all sides","Industrial Use next to or across from a commercial or residential zone needs a landscape screen at least 2 metres (6.5 feet) high"],"quotes":["in the M-1, M-3 and M-4 Zones shall be completely Enclosed within","in the M-1, M-3 and M-4 Zones, shall not include foundries;","on all sides by a Landscape Screen of not less than 1.829 metres (6 feet)","or more than 2.438 metres (8 feet) in Height","provide along the Lot line fronting such zone a Landscape Screen of","not less than 2 metres (6.5 feet)in Height which shall be"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=136","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver","name":"North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/m-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/m-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/m-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json"}}