---
title: "M2-I zone in Victoria: Douglas-Blanshard Industrial District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: M2-I
bylaw: "Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159 (consolidated on October 17, 2019 up to Bylaw No. 19-074; zone Parts amended to Bylaw 24-060, August 2024) and Zoning Bylaw 2018 (consolidated on June 9, 2022 up to Bylaw No. 22-048)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/m2-i/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/m2-i.json"
---

# M2-I zone in Victoria: Douglas-Blanshard Industrial District

Permit limited light industrial uses (manufacturing, processing, assembly) plus high tech, service-commercial and limited retail uses compatible with them.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit limited light industrial uses (manufacturing, processing, assembly) plus high tech, service-commercial and limited retail uses compatible with them.
- **Main uses:** All uses permitted in the M-2 Zone, Light Industrial District; High tech; Call centre; Professional services (architects, engineers, surveyors); Retail sales of home furnishings, home supplies, or sporting goods
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Retail sales and offices as accessory uses incidental to a principal manufacturing, cleaning, storing or handling use (They must not together occupy more floor space than the principal use.)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area to lot area: high tech 1.6 to 1; call centre 1.6 to 1; retail of home furnishings, home supplies or sporting goods 1.4 to 1
- **Other rules:** Other regulations of the M-2 Zone, Light Industrial District apply except as provided in this Part

## Source

- [Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159 (consolidated on October 17, 2019 up to Bylaw No. 19-074; zone Parts amended to Bylaw 24-060, August 2024) and Zoning Bylaw 2018 (consolidated on June 9, 2022 up to Bylaw No. 22-048), s. 7.2](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/721pdf#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

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