M 3 zone in Wells: Heavy Industrial

Wells, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

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 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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