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title: "M 2 zone in Wells: General Industrial"
place: Wells, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/wells
zone: M 2
bylaw: District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/m-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/m-2.json"
---

# M 2 zone in Wells: General Industrial

Main uses: uses permitted in the C/M zone, Fuel storage and supply yard, including a motor vehicle service station as an ancillary use, machine shop and parts manufacturing, machining and assembly, electrical and electronic equipment manufacture and assembly, heavy equipment sales, repairs or storage, and 6 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** uses permitted in the C/M zone; Fuel storage and supply yard, including a motor vehicle service station as an ancillary use; machine shop and parts manufacturing, machining and assembly; electrical and electronic equipment manufacture and assembly; heavy equipment sales, repairs or storage; sheet metal workshop, electroplating, welding shop, industrial repair; Automotive repair garage including auto body work and painting, muffler shop, transmission shop, tire sales and service, and ancillary retail sales of used automobiles; a transport terminal or depot; an assembly, fabricating or processing plant; a public use, a public garage, or a public storage yard; Office, wholesale and retail sales ancillary to the above permitted non-residential uses
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory dwelling unit; ancillary buildings
- **Minimum lot area:** Non-residential use: 600 m² (community water and sewer), 1,200 m² (community water or sewer), 4,000 m² (no community services). Combined residential and non-residential use: 1,200 m², 1,500 m², 4,000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 12.5 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (0 m when abutting another permitted non-residential use in a multi-tenant complex or adjacent to another commercial or industrial zone)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Open storage must be fully enclosed behind a screened and fenced area at least 2 m high and meet the yard setbacks

## Source

- [District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated), s. 4.5](https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379#page=48) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Wells: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/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/wells/zoning/m-2/_