---
title: "M-2 zone in Northern Rockies: Heavy Industrial"
place: Northern Rockies, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/northern-rockies
zone: M-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/m-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/m-2.json"
---

# M-2 zone in Northern Rockies: Heavy Industrial

Permit and regulate a wide range of heavy industrial activity and service industrial Uses and to reduce potential impacts on the surrounding area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit and regulate a wide range of heavy industrial activity and service industrial Uses and to reduce potential impacts on the surrounding area.
- **Main uses:** Asphalt Manufacturing and Processing; Auction Sales; Auto Body Repairs; Bulk Fuel Plant; Car and/or Truck Wash; Card Lock Fuel Sales; Concrete Mixing; Equipment Rental including Industrial Equipment; Gravel Extraction and Processing; Heavy Equipment Sales, Repair and/or Storage; Industrial, Heavy; Industrial, Light; Oil and Gas Field Supplies and Service; Recreational Vehicle Sales; Salvage or Wrecking Yard; Tank Farm; Tire Sales or Repair; Trucking, Hauling, Moving and Storage; Vehicle Rental; Vehicle Storage; Warehouse and Storage; Vehicle Impound Facility; Recreational Vehicle Storage
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Security Suite; Temporary Accommodation Dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** More than one (1) principal building may be sited on the Parcel.
- **Maximum height:** 20.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 20.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** exterior side 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel; floor area No larger than principal building; All Salvage or Wrecking Yards shall be completely screened with an opaque fence to a Height of at least 3.0m. This Screening shall be maintained.; Loading areas and garbage containers shall be screened from the view of Highways and residential Parcels to a Height of at least 1.8m. This Screening shall be maintained.; Outdoor, open storage of goods is specifically prohibited between the front of the Principal Building and a Highway; and the Rear Yard and Side Yards shall be completely fenced to a Height of at least 1.8m by a fence.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 9.2](https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=108) (read 2026-11-08)

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