---
title: "M3 zone in Penticton: Wrecking Yard"
place: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/penticton
zone: M3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/m3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/m3.json"
---

# M3 zone in Penticton: Wrecking Yard

Outdoor wrecking and salvage storage activities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Outdoor wrecking and salvage storage activities.
- **Main uses:** All uses permitted in the M1 zone; Wrecking yard
- **Minimum lot area:** 2000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum height:** 15 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m; 10.0 m when abutting a residential, commercial, public or institutional zone
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Uses from the M1 zone that are allowed in M3 follow the M1 zone's regulations.; Accessory uses may include an indoor display, office, technical training, and retail sale of products salvaged on the site, up to 25% of the gross floor area of the industrial use.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026), s. 12.3](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf#page=131) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Penticton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/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/penticton/zoning/m3/_