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title: "M-2-A zone in Port Clements: Marine Industrial (M-2-A)"
place: Port Clements, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-clements
zone: M-2-A
bylaw: Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-2-a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/m-2-a.json"
---

# M-2-A zone in Port Clements: Marine Industrial (M-2-A)

Marine and foreshore activities of an industrial nature on an industrial parcel.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Marine and foreshore activities of an industrial nature on an industrial parcel.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Limited staff accommodation; Single family dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m² (parcels created by subdivision; site area also 1,000 m²)
- **Minimum lot width:** Frontage of 1/10 of the perimeter of the parcel that fronts on the highway
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80 % of the site area, including all buildings, structures and parking areas
- **Maximum height:** 18 m for any building or structure
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 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)
- **Interior side setback:** 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)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026), s. 7.3.8.A](https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf#page=99) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Clements: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/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-clements/zoning/m-2-a/_