{"title":"M-2-A zone in Port Clements: Marine Industrial (M-2-A)","code":"M-2-A","slug":"m-2-a","name":"Marine Industrial (M-2-A)","group":"Industrial","section":"7.3.8.A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Marine and foreshore activities of an industrial nature on an industrial parcel.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Marine and foreshore activities of an industrial nature on an industrial parcel.","quotes":["This zone is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of marine and","foreshore activities of an industrial nature on an industrial parcel."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boat building, marine ways, and boat repairs","Dryland log sorting","Fuel installations including bulk fuel storage, marine and aircraft fueling","Food processing","Industrial port facilities, including barge loading, roll-on-roll-off truck facilities, storage, and warehousing","Marine freight and salvage","Restaurants","Sawmill, shake mill, lumber processing and other wood industries requiring water access","Wharves, launching ramps, anchoring, dry-docking and similar facilities for harbouring and servicing marine craft, including floatplanes"],"quotes":["boat building, marine ways, and boat repairs;","dryland log sorting;","fuel installations including bulk fuel storage, marine and aircraft fueling;","food processing;","industrial port facilities, including barge loading, roll-on-roll-off truck facilities,","marine freight and salvage;","restaurants;","sawmill, shake mill, lumber processing and other wood industries requiring","wharves, launching ramps, anchoring, dry-docking and similar facilities in"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Limited staff accommodation","Single family dwelling"],"quotes":["accessory buildings and structures;","limited staff accommodation;","single family dwelling (1); and"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m² (parcels created by subdivision; site area also 1,000 m²)","quotes":["1,000 m2 parcel size; and","the site area shall be 1,000 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway","quotes":["frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"80 % of the site area, including all buildings, structures and parking areas","quotes":["structures, and parking areas, shall not exceed 80 % of the site area."]},"max_height":{"value":"18 m for any building or structure","quotes":["exceed 18 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["front setback from a road 6.0 m;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m where the abutting parcel is zoned for residential use (flood damage protection rules apply where the sea is the rear lot line)","quotes":["rear and side setback from an adjacent parcel 6.0 m where the abutting parcel","where the natural boundary of the sea is the rear or side lot line, the provisions"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m where the abutting parcel is zoned for residential use (flood damage protection rules apply where the sea is the side lot line)","quotes":["rear and side setback from an adjacent parcel 6.0 m where the abutting parcel","where the natural boundary of the sea is the rear or side lot line, the provisions"]},"other":{"value":["A single family dwelling is permitted if it is set back 7.5 m from the industrial use, has a separate outside entrance and a floor area of at least 55 m²","Along the natural boundary of the sea: a 10 m buffer of natural vegetation and a berm at least 2.5 m above the buffer (except at an inland berth)","Watering and dewatering of wood are prohibited"],"quotes":["is setback 7.5 m from the industrial use;","has a minimum floor area of 55 m2.","10 m buffer containing natural vegetation; and","than 2.5 m in elevation above the buffer.","Watering and dewatering of wood are prohibited in this zone."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026)","url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The text is from the Feb 17, 2026 Council agenda package (item G-1, pages 48-116 of the package PDF) because the posted bylaw (https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) is a scan with no text layer. The bylaw was read a third time and adopted on February 17, 2026. pdf_page numbers below are page numbers of the agenda package."},"source_url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf#page=99","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-2-a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-2-a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-2-a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/index.json"}}