---
title: "M3 zone in Port Edward: Heavy Industrial"
place: Port Edward, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-edward
zone: M3
bylaw: District of Port Edward Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (consolidated, file dated 2023)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning/m3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning/m3.json"
---

# M3 zone in Port Edward: Heavy Industrial

Main uses: Asphalt Manufacturing and Processing, Auction Sales, Automobile Wrecking Yard, Concrete Mixing, Contractor, Trade, and 9 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Asphalt Manufacturing and Processing; Auction Sales; Automobile Wrecking Yard; Concrete Mixing; Contractor, Trade; Equipment Rental, Leasing and Sales; Industrial, Heavy; Industrial, Light; Lodging, Temporary; Manufacturing Uses; Transportation Use; Trucking, Hauling, Moving and Storage; Utilities, Major; Warehouse Use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential; Security Suite; Storage Yard
- **Minimum lot area:** 1 hectare
- **Minimum lot width:** 60 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% of the Lot Area
- **Maximum height:** 60 m
- **Front setback:** 10 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 10 m, rear 3 m, side 3 m
- **Other rules:** Automobile wrecking yards and junk yards must be at least 30 metres from abutting R or RM lots

## Source

- [District of Port Edward Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (consolidated, file dated 2023), s. Part 5](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf#page=73) (read 2026-11-08)

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