---
title: "M3 zone in Port Alberni: Heavy Industry"
place: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-alberni
zone: M3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m3.json"
---

# M3 zone in Port Alberni: Heavy Industry

To establish and maintain areas for heavy industrial and manufacturing activities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To establish and maintain areas for heavy industrial and manufacturing activities.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **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:** 1,000 m² (10,764 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m (98.4 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **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:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update), s. 5.26](https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf#page=63) (read 2026-11-07)

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