---
title: "M1 zone in Castlegar: Light Industrial"
place: Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/castlegar
zone: M1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Castlegar: Light Industrial

Light industrial and small commercial businesses with a higher standard of design, operating mostly inside enclosed buildings

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial and small commercial businesses with a higher standard of design, operating mostly inside enclosed buildings
- **Main uses:** Animal Services - Boarding Overnight & Breeding; Animal Services Veterinary Clinic; Auction Facility - Goods; Building Supplies - Retail; Building Supplies - Storage & Wholesale; Bulk Fuel Depot; Campground; Convention Centre; Equipment Sales & Rental - Industrial; Exhibition Centre; Financial Institution; Food & Beverage Services; Food & Beverage Services - Drive-Through; Home Sales & Storage; Institutional Uses; Industrial - Light; Medical Clinic; Microbrewery & Craft Distillery; Office; Outdoor Market; Public Transit Facility; Recreation & Entertainment - Indoor; Recycling Depot; Retail Store; Retail Store with Bulk Sales; RV Sales & Service; Storage Facility; Trucking Depot; Vehicle Fuel Sales - Key Lock; Vehicle Services; Warehouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Abattoir; Cannabis Production Facility; Junkyard (Conditional uses; Abattoir and Junkyard may not be next to a parcel zoned Residential or Commercial Mixed Use)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Cannabis Production Facility: only on part of Lot legally described as Block B of District Lots 12353 AND 7167 Kootenay District (PID 024-015-016)
- **Minimum lot area:** 540 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% of all structures; 80% including impermeable surfaces; no limit stated for accessory buildings
- **Maximum height:** 14.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 14.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 27.0 m; One shipping container per lot may be used for permanent storage; See Section 6.3 for additional setbacks for Vehicle Services

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025), s. 7.14](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=33) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Castlegar: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/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/castlegar/zoning/m1/_