---
title: "M1-A zone in Chilliwack: Residential Light Industrial"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: M1-A
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/m1-a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/m1-a.json"
---

# M1-A zone in Chilliwack: Residential Light Industrial

Main uses: Single Detached Dwelling, Supportive Recovery Home.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single Detached Dwelling; Supportive Recovery Home
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Industrial; Accessory Home Occupation; Off-Street Loading; Off-Street Parking; Urban Ancillary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 450m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15m (minimum lot depth 30m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (residential use); 100m² (urban ancillary use)
- **Maximum density:** 1 structure for a principal residential use per lot
- **Maximum height:** 10m
- **Front setback:** 6m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5m (single detached dwelling); 0m (all other uses)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2m (single detached dwelling); 0m (all other uses)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5m
- **Other rules:** Other uses on the lot must be beside or behind the single detached dwelling and not in the same structure; A structure occupied by a residential use must be at least 6m wide, excluding additions and projections; Accessory dwelling unit limited to secondary suite; A waste discharge permit will be required

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 10.02](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=189) (read 2026-11-07)

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