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title: "M 3 zone in Wells: Heavy Industrial"
place: Wells, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/wells
zone: M 3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/m-3.json"
---

# M 3 zone in Wells: Heavy Industrial

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.

## Zone rules

- **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; 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory dwelling unit; ancillary buildings
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 hectare
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum height:** 10.67 m
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 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)
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated), s. 4.6](https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379#page=50) (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-3/_