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M10 zone, Hamilton: Airport Light Industrial (M10) Zone

Section 9.10 (Regulations: Section 9.10.3) of the City of Hamilton Zoning By-law 05-200, as amended by 10-288, 17-220, 18-219, 18-266, 19-062, 21-189, 24-137, 25-155.

A light industrial zone near the Hamilton airport for manufacturing, warehousing, offices, labs and related businesses on large lots, where homes, schools and child care are not allowed and building heights are limited by the airport height rules.

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What the M10 zone permits

  • Airport Waste Processing Facility
  • Airport Waste Transfer Facility
  • Alcohol Production Facility
  • Animal Shelter
  • Aquaponics
  • Building and Lumber Supply Establishment
  • Building or Contracting Supply Establishment
  • Cannabis Growing and Harvesting Facility
  • Commercial Motor Vehicle Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
  • Communications Establishment
  • Courier Establishment
  • Dry Cleaning Plant
  • Educational Establishment
  • Equipment and Machinery Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
  • Greenhouse
  • Industrial Administrative Office
  • Laboratory
  • Labour Association Hall
  • Manufacturing
  • Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Establishment
  • Office
  • Private Power Generation Facility
  • Repair Service
  • Research and Development Establishment
  • Surveying, Engineering, Planning or Design Business
  • Trade School
  • Tradesperson's Shop
  • Transport Terminal
  • Warehouse

Standards

RequirementBy-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)4000 m²
Minimum lot width (interior lot)60 m
Minimum front yard3 mStated as 'Minimum Yard Abutting a Street: 3.0 metres' - applies to every yard that abuts a street (front and flankage), not specifically the front yard.
Minimum exterior side yard3 mStated as 'Minimum Yard Abutting a Street: 3.0 metres' - applies to any yard abutting a street, including a flankage yard.
Maximum building heightSee noteIn accordance with Section 4.17 (Airport): development must comply with the Hamilton Airport Zoning (Height) Regulations established by Transport Canada; no projections permitted beyond that maximum height. No numeric height stated in the zone.
Maximum gross floor areaSee noteUse-specific caps only: Office / Industrial Administrative Office / Surveying, Engineering, Planning or Design Business combined max 4,000.0 m2 per individual building (9.10.3 j); Alcohol Production Facility max 5,000 m2 (9.10.3 k); accessory Retail, Showroom Area and Tasting Room combined max lesser of 25% of principal use GFA or 500.0 m2 (9.10.3 l). No overall GFA maximum for the zone.
Minimum parkingSee noteParking in accordance with Section 5 of the By-law (9.10.3 n); no number stated in the zone.

Other provisions in this section

  • No minimum rear yard or interior side yard is stated for the zone; the only stated setback is 3.0 m for any yard abutting a street (9.10.3 c).
  • Built form for new development: minimum length of the ground floor facade must equal 50% or more of the front lot line measurement (9.10.3 e).
  • Landscaped area: a minimum 3.0 m wide landscaped area must be provided and maintained abutting a street, except at points of ingress and egress (9.10.3 f).
  • Outdoor storage and outdoor assembly of goods, materials or equipment are permitted only as an accessory use; not permitted in a front yard or required flankage yard; must not exceed 85% of total lot area; must be screened from any abutting street by a visual barrier per Section 4.19 (9.10.3 g).
  • Outdoor display of goods, materials or equipment is permitted only as an accessory use, in a yard abutting a street, but no closer than 3.0 m to the lot line (9.10.3 h).
  • Airport Waste Processing Facility and Airport Waste Transfer Facility: any building, structure or land so used must be at least 300.0 m from a Residentially Zoned or Institutionally Zoned property lot line, and the use is permitted only within wholly enclosed buildings (9.10.3 i).
  • Office, Industrial Administrative Office and Surveying, Engineering, Planning or Design Business: total combined gross floor area must not exceed 4,000.0 m2 per individual building (9.10.3 j, By-law 24-137).
  • Alcohol Production Facility: maximum gross floor area 5,000 m2 (9.10.3 k, By-law 18-219).
  • Accessory retail, showroom area and tasting room: maximum combined gross floor area is the lesser of 25% of the principal use's gross floor area or 500.0 m2 (9.10.3 l).
  • Cannabis Growing and Harvesting Facility: no outdoor storage or outdoor assembly permitted; retail sales permitted per 9.10.3 l; notwithstanding Section 4.12 c), buildings/structures must be set back at least 150 m from any lot line abutting a Residential, Institutional or Commercial and Mixed Use Zone, and from any residential dwelling unit existing at the date of by-law passing, farm labour residence, mobile home, educational establishment, residential care facility, place of worship, day care or parking in a Rural Classification Zone (9.10.3 m, By-laws 18-266 and 21-189).
  • Parking per Section 5 of the By-law (9.10.3 n).
  • Accessory buildings per Section 4.8 of the By-law (9.10.3 o).
  • Prohibited manufacturing uses (except as accessory to another permitted manufacturing use): manufacturing of asbestos, phosphate or sulphur products; outdoor storage; primary production of chemicals, synthetic rubber or plastic; processing or refining of petroleum or coal; processing, milling or packaging of animal feed; salvage yard; slaughtering, eviscerating, rendering or cleaning of meat, poultry or fish or by-products; smelting of ore or metal; tanning or chemical processing of pelts or leather; vulcanizing of rubber or rubber products; explosives manufacturing; pulp and paper mills (9.10.2 i).
  • Prohibited even as accessory uses: Child Care Centre, Dwelling Unit, Elementary School, Rock Crushing Plant, Secondary School (9.10.2 ii, By-law 25-155).
  • Commercial Recreation (restricted to a Fitness Centre) and Personal Service are prohibited except as an accessory use to another permitted use (9.10.2 iii, By-law 19-062).

Source: Section 9.10 (Regulations: Section 9.10.3), By-law 05-200 (City of Hamilton), checked 2026-09-12. General provisions elsewhere in the by-law (parking, driveways, accessory buildings) also apply, and a numbered exception on the parcel can change any value here. Treat this as a pre-check, not a sign-off.

Other industrial zones in Hamilton: E2, M1, M11, M12, M13, M14, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9