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M3 zone in Port Alberni: Heavy Industry

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

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeTo 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 area1,000 m² (10,764 ft²)
Minimum lot width30 m (98.4 ft)
Maximum lot coverage60%
Front setback6 m (19.7 ft)
Rear setback3 m (9.8 ft)
Interior side setback6 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 (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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