---
title: "M2 zone in Tofino: Light Industrial District"
place: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tofino
zone: M2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/m2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/m2.json"
---

# M2 zone in Tofino: Light Industrial District

General industrial development, excluding heavy industrial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** General industrial development, excluding heavy industrial uses.
- **Main uses:** All uses permitted in the M-1 District; Wholesale of construction materials including screening and crushing of sand and gravel; Recycling depot
- **Minimum lot area:** 929 m² (10,000 square feet)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.5 m (100 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75% of the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 12.2 m (40 feet), and not more than three storeys
- **Front setback:** 3 m (10 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 3 m (10 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (10 feet)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 33](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=97) (read 2026-11-08)

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