M2 zone in Port Alberni: Medium Industry

Port Alberni, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

To establish and maintain areas for both light and medium industrial uses, including uses that require outdoor storage.

Zone rules

Purpose	To establish and maintain areas for both light and medium industrial uses, including uses that require outdoor storage.
Main uses	All uses permitted in the M1 Zone Animal shelter Automobile wrecking yard Blacksmithing and welding shop Bulk fuel storage Construction and assembly of pre-fabricated or modular buildings Construction, house moving and excavation Industry offices, workshops and storage Large equipment or machinery sales and repairs Machining Manufacturing, excluding uses specifically listed in M3 Open storage Scrap and waste materials wholesaler Truck transport operation Utility works yard Wood industry, concerned with manufacturing or finishing from prepared lumber
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Caretaker's dwelling unit (subject to Section 6.16) Display, storage, and retail sales of goods produced on the premises Office
Minimum lot area	930 m² (10,011 ft²); automobile wrecking yard 1 hectare (2.47 ac)
Minimum lot width	30 m (98.4 ft)
Maximum lot coverage	60%
Maximum height	12.5 m (41 ft)
Front setback	6 m (19.7 ft)
Rear setback	3 m (9.8 ft)
Interior side setback	6 m (19.7 ft) total; 0 m permitted on one side
Other rules	Nothing may cause annoyance or nuisance to surrounding areas (odours, effluent, dust, fumes, smoke, vibration, noise, glare) or create health, fire or explosion hazards. Outside storage next to an R, RR or RM zone must be separated by a solid screen, with no material piled higher than the screen within 15 m (50 ft) of the lot line. A continuous landscape buffer at least 1.8 m (5.9 ft) high is required along any lot line next to an R, RR or RM zone. Unused parts of the required front yard must be landscaped.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update), s. 5.25 (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. The City also posts each zone as a separate PDF and keeps a table of amendments at https://www.portalberni.ca/zoning-bylaw-no-5105-table-amendments. The CD6 zone (6123 Russell Place) is listed in section 5.1 but has no section in this PDF, so it is not in the zone list below. 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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