{"title":"M3 zone in Port Alberni: Heavy Industry","code":"M3","slug":"m3","name":"Heavy Industry","group":"Industrial","section":"5.26","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To establish and maintain areas for heavy industrial and manufacturing activities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To establish and maintain areas for heavy industrial and manufacturing activities.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to establish and maintain areas for heavy industrial and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["All uses permitted in the M2 zone","Boiler and plate work","Fabricated metal products","Fish, meat and poultry products industry","Junk yard","Paper and allied manufacturing industry","Primary metal industry","Ready-mix concrete","Sawmill","Shipbuilding, boatbuilding and repair","Storage"],"quotes":["All uses permitted in the M2 zone","Boiler and plate work","Fabricated metal products","Fish, meat and poultry products industry","Junk yard","Paper and allied manufacturing industry","Primary metal industry","Ready-mix concrete","Sawmill","Shipbuilding, boatbuilding and repair","Storage"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Caretaker's dwelling unit (subject to Section 6.16)","Display, storage, and retail sales of goods produced on the premises","Office"],"quotes":["Caretaker's dwelling unit, subject to Section","Display, storage, and retail sales of goods","Office"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m² (10,764 ft²)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 1,000 m2 (10,764 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m (98.4 ft)","quotes":["Minimum Frontage 30 m (98.4 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["Maximum Coverage 60%"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["Front yard 6m (19.7 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m (9.8 ft)","quotes":["Rear yard 3m (9.8 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft) total; 0 m permitted on one side","quotes":["Side yard (total) 6m (19.7 ft)","(Permitted on one side) 0m"]},"other":{"value":["Outside storage next to an R, RR or RM zone must be separated by a solid screen at least 2.5 m (8.2 ft) high, with no material piled higher than the screen within 15 m (50 ft) of the lot line.","Open storage is not permitted in a required front yard.","Any part of a lot abutting the Alberni Inlet waterfront is exempt from the yard setback provisions."],"quotes":["that is adjacent to a R, RR, or RM zone shall be separated by a solid screen at","least 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in height from the properties in that zone. No material shall","b) Open storage shall not be permitted in a required front yard.","c) Any portion of a lot in the M3 zone which abuts the Alberni Inlet waterfront is","exempt from the yard setback provisions."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update)","url":"https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf#page=63","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}