{"title":"M3 zone in Sidney: West Sidney Mixed Use Village - Tier 2","code":"M3","slug":"m3","name":"West Sidney Mixed Use Village - Tier 2","group":"Mixed use","section":"4.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mixture of light industrial and commercial uses that support the M1 Zone, with a secondary but significant multi-unit residential component.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mixture of light industrial and commercial uses that support the M1 Zone, with a secondary but significant multi-unit residential component.","quotes":["To provide for a mixture of light industrial and commercial uses that","significant multi-unit residential component."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Assembly Hall","Brew Pub (conditional)","Broadcasting Studio","Class 1 Restaurant (conditional)","Class 2 Restaurant (conditional)","Commercial Printer or Publisher","Convenience Store","Dwelling Unit (conditional)","Education Facility","Film Studio","Fitness Centre","Indoor Amusement (conditional)","Laboratory or Research Establishment","Mail Sorting","Medical Office","Office","Outside Storage (conditional)","Parkade","Personal Service Establishment","Retail Sales (conditional)","Sale, Rental or Repair of Tools or Small Equipment","Warehousing, Closed Storage, or Distribution"],"quotes":["Assembly Hall P P P","Brew Pub P C (4.5.15) C (4.5.15)","Broadcasting Studio P P","Class 1 Restaurant P C (4.5.15) C (4.5.15)","Class 2 Restaurant P C (4.5.15) C (4.5.15)","Commercial Printer or Publisher P P P","Convenience Store P P P","Dwelling Unit C (4.5.2) C (4.5.2) C (4.5.2)","Education Facility P P P","Film Studio P P P","Fitness Centre P P P","Indoor Amusement P C (4.5.15) C (4.5.15)","Laboratory or Research Establishment P P P","Mail Sorting P P P","Medical Office P P","Office C (4.5.5) P P","Outside Storage (1) C (4.5.6) C (4.5.6)","Parkade P P","Personal Service Establishment P P","Retail Sales C (4.5.4) C (4.5.4) C (4.5.4)","Sale, Rental or Repair of Tools or Small","Warehousing, Closed Storage, or"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Use, Building, or Structure","Home Occupation (conditional)"],"quotes":["Accessory Use, Building, or Structure P P P","Home Occupation C (4.5.16) C (4.5.16) C (4.5.16)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1000 m² (lot area 1400 m² or less); 1400 m² (lot area greater than 1400 m²)","quotes":["1400m2 0.9 FAR 1.5 FAR 1000m2 55% 12.0m 3","1.2 FAR 2.0 FAR 1400m2 65% 20.0m 5"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"55% (lot area 1400 m² or less); 65% (lot area greater than 1400 m²)","quotes":["1400m2 0.9 FAR 1.5 FAR 1000m2 55% 12.0m 3","1.2 FAR 2.0 FAR 1400m2 65% 20.0m 5"]},"max_density":{"value":"0.9 FAR (up to 1.5 FAR with bonus density amenities) for lot area 1400 m² or less; 1.2 FAR (up to 2.0 FAR) for lot area greater than 1400 m²","quotes":["1400m2 0.9 FAR 1.5 FAR 1000m2 55% 12.0m 3","1.2 FAR 2.0 FAR 1400m2 65% 20.0m 5"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m, maximum 3 storeys (lot area 1400 m² or less); 20.0 m, maximum 5 storeys (lot area greater than 1400 m²)","quotes":["1400m2 0.9 FAR 1.5 FAR 1000m2 55% 12.0m 3","1.2 FAR 2.0 FAR 1400m2 65% 20.0m 5"]},"setback_front":{"value":"2.0 m","quotes":["1400m2 or 2.0m 10.0m 3.0m 3.0m 2.0m","2.0m 12.0m provided the sum of 4.5m 2.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.0 m (lot area 1400 m² or less); 12.0 m (lot area greater than 1400 m²)","quotes":["1400m2 or 2.0m 10.0m 3.0m 3.0m 2.0m","2.0m 12.0m provided the sum of 4.5m 2.0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (lot area 1400 m² or less); lot area greater than 1400 m²: 3.0 m from an interior side lot line, provided the sum of both setbacks is not less than 9.0 m; corner properties with one interior side lot line: 3.0 m (1400 m² or less), 4.5 m (greater than 1400 m²)","quotes":["1400m2 or 2.0m 10.0m 3.0m 3.0m 2.0m","2.0m 12.0m provided the sum of 4.5m 2.0m","3.0m from an","less than 9.0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.0 m","quotes":["1400m2 or 2.0m 10.0m 3.0m 3.0m 2.0m","2.0m 12.0m provided the sum of 4.5m 2.0m"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units cannot be in the first storey and need a covenant about nearby industrial, airport and commercial uses","Outside Storage is only allowed as an accessory use, in rear and interior side yards (and exterior side yard if it abuts Highway 17)","20% of dwelling units in a new development must be adaptable units"],"quotes":["i. be subject to a restrictive covenant expressing knowledge of surrounding industrial,","ii. not be located within the first storey of a building.","i. permitted only as an accessory use;","ii. limited to rear and interior side yards; and","directly abuts Highway 17.","f. In the M3 zone, 20% of all dwelling units in a new development shall be adaptable units as"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025)","url":"https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Town says the consolidation is for convenience only and is not admissible in court under the Evidence Act; certified copies come from the Corporate Administrator. The consolidation lists amendments to 2025 only."},"source_url":"https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=37","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sidney","name":"Sidney","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/m3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/m3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/m3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/index.json"}}