---
title: "M3 zone in Tofino: Heavy Industrial District"
place: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tofino
zone: M3
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/m3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/m3.json"
---

# M3 zone in Tofino: Heavy Industrial District

Development of heavy industrial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Development of heavy industrial uses.
- **Main uses:** Fish, meat and poultry processing; Wood manufacturing industries; Processing, fabricating and assembly uses; Bulk petroleum products storage and sales; Wrecking, salvage and scrap yards and accessory sales; Wholesale of construction materials including screening and crushing of sand and gravel; One single-family dwelling or secondary suite for caretaker use only
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot A, D.L. 116, Clayoquot District, Plan VIP62267: "Commercial Storage Facilities" is a permitted accessory use
- **Minimum lot area:** 929 m² (10,000 square feet)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.5 m (100 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% of the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 12.2 m (40 ft), 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)
- **Other rules:** Accessory residential use for caretaker only

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 34](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=98) (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/m3/_