---
title: "M2-S zone in Victoria: Songhees Light Industrial District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: M2-S
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-s/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/m2-s.json"
---

# M2-S zone in Victoria: Songhees Light Industrial District

Main uses: bakeries, banks and similar financial institutions, carpet cleaning, churches, clubs, and 9 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** bakeries; banks and similar financial institutions; carpet cleaning; churches; clubs; dry cleaners; funeral undertaking; light industry, including manufacturing, processing, assembly, testing, servicing and repairing; mail order business; printing and publishing; restaurants; schools, including trade schools; Warehouses; Wholesale
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Residence for a security guard, as an ancillary use; Retail as an accessory use of products manufactured, cleaned, stored or otherwise handled in the primary use
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 3.0 to 1
- **Maximum height:** 15 m; 4 m for any part of a building within 7.5 m of a site's internal boundary that adjoins a rear lot line of a lot zoned for predominantly residential purposes
- **Front setback:** 3 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 3 m
- **Other rules:** A lot may contain more than 1 building; Accessory retail limited to 25% of total area of a building; Side and rear yards must be separated from a street by a landscape screen at least 1 m wide; Front yards must be graded and landscaped for 3 m from the front lot line

## 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. 7.16](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/716pdf#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-s/_