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title: "M-5 zone in Salmon Arm: Auto Wrecking / Salvage Yard Zone"
place: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmon-arm
zone: M-5
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (Schedule \"A\" consolidation, effective December 18, 1995, updated August 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/m-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/m-5.json"
---

# M-5 zone in Salmon Arm: Auto Wrecking / Salvage Yard Zone

Auto wrecking and salvage yards in selected locations where operation will not harm adjacent uses or public highways.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Auto wrecking and salvage yards in selected locations where operation will not harm adjacent uses or public highways.
- **Main uses:** auto towing; auto wrecking; automobile parts sales; automobile repair; outside storage yard; scrap metal dealer; welding, machine or metal fabrication; Office, storage buildings, workshop and yard for general contractor and trade contractor
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** home occupation; upper floor dwelling unit; accessory use
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 hectare
- **Minimum lot width:** 60.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of parcel or site area
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: front 6.0 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Outside storage and supply yards must be screened (Appendix III); Stacked or stored materials must not be higher than the screening

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (Schedule "A" consolidation, effective December 18, 1995, updated August 2026), s. 32](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/74/Zoning-Bylaw-No-2303#page=89) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salmon Arm: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/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/salmon-arm/zoning/m-5/_