{"title":"M 3 zone in Wells: Heavy Industrial","code":"M 3","slug":"m-3","name":"Heavy Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"4.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: uses permitted in the C/M zone, uses permitted in the M 2 zone, livestock auction, stockyard, abattoir, meat, fish or poultry packing plant, pulp and paper manufacturing, processing and storage, and 10 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["uses permitted in the C/M zone","uses permitted in the M 2 zone","livestock auction, stockyard, abattoir","meat, fish or poultry packing plant","pulp and paper manufacturing, processing and storage","Sawmill and manufacturing, processing, assembling, fabricating and storage of wood products","asphalt manufacturing","concrete and cement manufacturing and storage","extraction, processing and storage of raw materials","petroleum and natural gas products manufacturing and processing","Manufacturing, processing and storage of distilled products, including a brewery","auto wrecking and storage of automotive parts and machinery","storage and processing of scrap metals, paper and other salvage materials","septic tank service, excluding the disposal of sludge and liquid waste","Office, wholesale and retail sales ancillary to the permitted non-residential uses"],"quotes":["uses permitted in the C/M zone","uses permitted in the M 2 zone","livestock auction, stockyard, abattoir","meat, fish or poultry packing plant","pulp and paper manufacturing, processing and storage","sawmill and manufacturing, processing, assembling, fabricating and","asphalt manufacturing","concrete and cement manufacturing and storage","extraction, processing and storage of raw materials","petroleum and natural gas products manufacturing and processing","manufacturing, processing and storage of distilled products, including a","auto wrecking and storage of automotive parts and machinery","storage and processing of scrap metals, paper and other salvage materials","septic tank service, excluding the disposal of sludge and liquid waste","office, wholesale and retail sales ancillary to the permitted non-residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory dwelling unit","ancillary buildings"],"quotes":["accessory dwelling unit","ancillary buildings"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.4 hectare","quotes":["LOT AREA (minimum): = 0.4 hectare (0.99 acre)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["LOT COVERAGE (maximum): = 40%"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.67 m","quotes":["HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS (maximum): = 10.67 metres (35 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["Front Yard - Setback = 7.6 metres (24.9 feet)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Rear Yard - Setback = 3 metres (9.84 feet)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.6 m (0 m when abutting another permitted non-residential use in a multi-tenant complex or adjacent to another commercial or industrial zone)","quotes":["Interior Side Yard - Setback = 3.6 metres (11.8 feet)","as part of a multi-tenant complex in the M 3 zone or where adjacent to another","commercial or industrial zone, an interior side yard setback of zero metres may be"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["Exterior Side Yard - Setback = 7.6 metres (24.9 feet)"]},"other":{"value":["Must be set back 30 m from a Residential or Rural zone","Open storage must be fully enclosed behind a screened and fenced area at least 2.5 m high for auto wrecking, scrap metal, paper and salvage storage, or 2 m high for other uses"],"quotes":["Rural zone = 30 metres (98.43 feet)","screened and fenced area a minimum height of 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) for auto","wrecking and storage uses and for storage of scrap metal, paper and other salvage","materials, or 2 metres (6.56 feet) for other permitted non-residential uses)."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated)","url":"https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"This is the original 2000 bylaw text. The District posts amending bylaws separately and not folded in: No. 6 1998 (an older CRD bylaw), No. 123, 2013 (adds single family dwelling as permitted use in CW, s. 4.1.A.1(a)iii) and No. 125, 2013 (adds RV seasonal temporary dwelling rules, s. 3.13(g),(h)). Neither adds a zone."},"source_url":"https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379#page=50","place":{"path":"ca/bc/wells","name":"Wells","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/m-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/m-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/m-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/index.json"}}