---
title: "M2 zone in Port Moody: General Industrial"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
zone: M2
bylaw: City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/m2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/m2.json"
---

# M2 zone in Port Moody: General Industrial

Land best suited for general Industrial activities, needing large parcels or proximity to waterfront, rail or other transportation routes.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Land best suited for general Industrial activities, needing large parcels or proximity to waterfront, rail or other transportation routes.
- **Main uses:** Industrial; Recycling Return Centre
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** One Caretaker Dwelling Unit; Unenclosed Storage
- **Maximum lot coverage:** n/a (no limit)
- **Maximum density:** n/a
- **Maximum height:** 15.0m
- **Front setback:** 3.0m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0m, except 0.0m where the rear property line is contiguous to a railway right-of-way or where no legal public access is available to the rear
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0m
- **Other rules:** Caretaker Dwelling Unit must be in the principal Building and not exceed 70.0m²; Wrecking, salvage or junk storage outside a Building needs a 2m high screen on all sides; Industrial use must not discharge odours, noxious matter, heat, glare, radiation or recurrent ground vibration across Lot lines; Minimum lot size is set in the table in section 3.2

## Source

- [City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026), s. 12.2](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=123) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Moody: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/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-moody/zoning/m2/_