---
title: "M2 zone in Sechelt: Marine Aquaculture Two Zone"
place: Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sechelt
zone: M2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/m2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/m2.json"
---

# M2 zone in Sechelt: Marine Aquaculture Two Zone

Light industrial uses and marine businesses; may combine upland and water-based uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial uses and marine businesses; may combine upland and water-based uses.
- **Main uses:** Land-Based Aquaculture
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker Dwelling
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** One Caretaker Dwelling per lot, max Gross Floor Area 100 m2
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 15.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 15.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 15.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 15.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 15.0 m, rear 15.0 m, interior side 15.0 m, exterior side 15.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024), s. 1.21](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf#page=54) (read 2026-11-07)

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