---
title: "M4 zone in Prince Rupert: Auto Wrecking Yard"
place: Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-rupert
zone: M4
bylaw: Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 3462, 2021 (consolidated as of June 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning/m4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning/m4.json"
---

# M4 zone in Prince Rupert: Auto Wrecking Yard

Main uses: Autowrecking yard, Impoundment yard, Unenclosed Storage, Storage, handling and sales of scrap material.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Autowrecking yard; Impoundment yard; Unenclosed Storage; Storage, handling and sales of scrap material
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; A single residence no greater than 56 m² for security staff
- **Maximum height:** 11 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 3 metres
- **Other rules:** Storage yards must be screened by fences, building walls or other approved means to at least 2.4 metres above grade; Screen planting or a solid fence at least 1.5 metres high is required along property lines separating the developed site from residential zoned land

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 3462, 2021 (consolidated as of June 24, 2024), s. 8.4](https://www.princerupert.ca/sites/7/files/2024-07/USE_THIS_Consolidated%20Zoning%20Bylaw_Draft07152024.pdf#page=31) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Prince Rupert: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/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/prince-rupert/zoning/m4/_