{"title":"M2 zone in Sechelt: Marine Aquaculture Two Zone","code":"M2","slug":"m2","name":"Marine Aquaculture Two Zone","group":"Industrial","section":"1.21","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Light industrial uses and marine businesses; may combine upland and water-based uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Light industrial uses and marine businesses; may combine upland and water-based uses.","quotes":["To provide for light industrial uses and marine businesses. Uses in this zone may include a","combination of upland and/or water-based uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Land-Based Aquaculture"],"quotes":["Land-Based Aquaculture Caretaker Dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Caretaker Dwelling"],"quotes":["Land-Based Aquaculture Caretaker Dwelling"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Portion of Lot Block 6, DL 1410, Plan VAP4719; Lot Block 7 and Lot Block 8, DL 1410, Plan VAP4719 (sub-area): uses permitted in the M2 Zone plus aquaculture processing; buildings cover max 12.5%; aquaculture processing floor area max 372 square metres; no building within 15 m of the most southerly boundary of the sub-area; max height 5 m"],"quotes":["Portion of Lot Block 6, DL 1410, Plan VAP4719; and Lot Block 7, DL 1410, Plan VAP4719; and Lot","ii. aquaculture processing","b) Buildings shall not cover more than twelve decimal five (12.5%) percent of the area.","c) The building floor area used for aquaculture processing shall not exceed 372 square metres.","d) No building or structure except a fence shall be located within 15 m of the most southerly","e) No building or other structure shall exceed 5 m in Height."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,000 m²","quotes":["The minimum Parcel Area for subdivision is 2,000 m2"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["The maximum Lot Coverage is 60%."]},"max_density":{"value":"One Caretaker Dwelling per lot, max Gross Floor Area 100 m2","quotes":["A maximum of one Caretaker Dwelling is permitted per lot in conjunction with the permitted","use, with a maximum Gross Floor Area of 100 m2."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m","quotes":["Principal Use 10.5 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Accessory Structure 5.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["Principal Use 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["Principal Use 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["Principal Use 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["Principal Use 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 15.0 m, rear 15.0 m, interior side 15.0 m, exterior side 15.0 m","quotes":["Accessory","15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Caretaker Dwelling may be a floating home or live-aboard vessel, which needs a sewage holding tank and a sewage pump-out facility on the upland lot"],"quotes":["a) Caretaker Dwelling may consist of a floating home or live-aboard vessel","b) Any Caretaker live-aboard vessel or floating home must be equipped with a sewage holding tank"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024)","url":"https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not admissible in court unless certified by the Corporate Officer; the original bylaws prevail. Amendments adopted after May 2025 are not in this text."},"source_url":"https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf#page=54","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sechelt","name":"Sechelt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/m2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/m2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/m2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/index.json"}}